THE SCHOONER. Its Design and Development from 1600 to the Present

MacGregor, David R.

ISBN 10: 1861760205 / ISBN 13: 9781861760203

Published by Chatham Publishing, 1997

About this Item

Chatham Publishing, 1997. Hardback, d/j, 4to, 192pp, illust. A very good copy. 1861760205 . (Please note that our condition gradings are stricter than those of Abebooks and many other sellers. There may therefore be a discrepancy between this description and its listed condition grading).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE SCHOONER. Its Design and Development from 1600 to the Present
• Publisher: Chatham Publishing
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1861760205
• ISBN 13: 9781861760203
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

This work is a comprehensive history of the development of the schooner from its emergence in Holland in the early years of the 17th century, right up to the present when the rig is experiencing a renaissance with luxury charter vessels. Though cargo-carrying was the main use to which schooners were put in Britain, America and Canada, there were also fishing schooners, pilot boats, Baltimore clippers, shallops, colonial schooners, naval schooners and yachts. The book describes the design and development of each of these variations of schooner, using plans and illustrations.

About the Author

David MacGregor is recognised as one of the world's leading authorities on merchant sail. His books on the development of the clipper and more generally on the merchant marine are now regarded as classics of their genre. He is on the Ships Committee of the Maritime Trust and on the Council of the Society for nautical Research and his years of study have brought him into contact with every aspect of the world's sailing ships.