The Chatham directory of Inshore Craft: Traditional Working Vessels of the British Isles

Larger sized hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, in very good condition. Jacket is scuffed and sunned. Edges are creased and nicked. Board spine ends are slightly bumped. Boards are clean, binding is sound and pages are clear. LW

This comprehensive reference work describes and illustrates some 200 types of inshore craft which once fished and traded, under oar and sail, around the coasts of the British Isles.The types are arranged by coastal area and each is described in terms of its shape and design, fitness for location and purpose, build, evolution and geographical distribution. Details of dimensions, rig, building materials, seamanship and the survivial of examples are given where known, while hundreds of line drawings and photographs show the vessels in their original forms This book brings alive for maritime historians and enthusiasts, traditional boat sailors, modelmakers and all those with an interest in traditional ways of life the vast array of craft that once fished and sailed along inshore seas.