JOHAN ANKER – Master of Yacht Design
Authored by Elin Kragset Vold and Ole Engen, this book is a carefully researched and well written biography of the Norwegian yacht designer Johan Anker
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Coffee Table Trophies – More Classic Sailing Books
Staying under cover inside with a warming drink and a good book or two and a comfortable chair next to a warm fire wasn’t an option, it was a necessity.
No Ordinary Being: Starling Burgess (1878 – 1947)
W Starling Burgess: No Ordinary Being (a reference to a quote by AJ Munnings of the Royal Academy in a letter to the Times of London about the designer of ENTERPRISE, ca 1930)
The Seasonal Review of Maritime Books 2014
There have been some great maritime books published in 2014 and more are in the works for the new year. Reviewing the current crop is always fun…
Song of the Mokihana: a novel of 1917
The yachtsman’s bookshelf is a wonderful realm. Before the wide availability of electronics it was a resource for practical knowledge but it’s also a place of inspiration…
“The best bilge pump of all is a bucket in the hands of a frightened man”
I must have quoted this phrase a hundred times over the years, because it’s such a great example of a near perfect aphorism for sailors…
