Joel White

Wood, Water, and Light

Classic Wooden Boats

A celebration of the beauty of the wooden boat and the diversity of the wooden boat tradition.
Twenty-four wooden boats are featured in this volume, among them classic sailing yachts and rugged schooners as well as smaller wooden craft. Each is accompanied by an in-depth description of the design and history of the vessel, exterior and interior photographs, a profile drawing, and a layout detailing its structure.

Wood, Water, and Light
Benjamin Mendlowitz is America's premier photographer of wooden boats. He lives in Brooklin, Maine. The late Joel White was a writer, naval architect, and boat builder.


April / cloth / ISBN 0-393-03327-9 / 192 pages / 10" x 11" / SAILING
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