Capt. Nat Herreshoff

Capt. Nat Herreshoff
Author: L. Francis Herreshoff
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2023-12-21
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1493082043

Nathanael G. Herreshoff was the greatest yacht and marine designer and builder this country has ever produced. He is creditied with the introduction of more new devices in the design of boats than any other man, and the great yachts that he designed for the successful defense of the America's cup caught the imagination of the world.

Capt. Nat Herreshoff, the Wizard of Bristol

Capt. Nat Herreshoff, the Wizard of Bristol
Author: L. Francis Herreshoff
Publisher: Sheridan House, Inc.
Total Pages: 404
Release: 1996
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781574090048

Nathanael G. Herreshoff was the greatest yacht and marine designer and builder this country has ever produced. He is creditied with the introduction of more new devices in the design of boats than any other man, and the great yachts that he designed for the successful defense of the America's cup caught the imagination of the world.

The Golden Age of Yachting

The Golden Age of Yachting
Author: L. Francis Herreshoff
Publisher: Sheridan House, Inc.
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2007
Genre: History
ISBN: 1574092510

L. Francis Herreshoff came from a family that designed and built some of the finest yachts the world has ever seen.

Sensible Cruising Designs

Sensible Cruising Designs
Author: L. Francis Herreshoff
Publisher: International Marine Publishing Company
Total Pages: 216
Release: 1991-01-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780877422983

L. Francis Herreshoff created some great yacht designs. His designs are marked by clean, sweeping lines and a simplicity of hull and rig that show that they have been drawn by a true artist. In each design, he strips away every non-essential and leaves the true elements of a masterpiece.

Herreshoff and His Yachts

Herreshoff and His Yachts
Author: Franco Pace
Publisher: Adlard Coles
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2009-01-20
Genre: Yachts
ISBN: 9781408103791

Nat Herreshoff was one of the giants of early 20th century yacht design - an innovator, a bold thinker but most of all a designer of graceful, beautiful racing yachts, many of which are still winning classic regattas today. He designed a panoply of outstanding gaff riggers and Bermudian sloops for the America's Cup and remains one of the most revered yacht designers of the 1920s and 1930s. His standing is equalled only by the likes of William Fife and Charles Nicholson. This book is a magnificent photographic collection celebrating the wide variety and scale of Nat Herreshoff's work, showcasing his most outstanding yachts. Franco Pace's stunning photography captures their sheer grace and elegance in a truly fitting tribute which will thrill Herreshoff's devotees as well as lovers of classic yachts.

Temple to the Wind

Temple to the Wind
Author: Christopher Pastore
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-04-02
Genre: America's Cup
ISBN: 9780762784356

By the turn of the twentieth century, racing for the America's Cup was no longer simply a gentleman's game. Fraught with danger and political tension, the contest for the Cup had become a showcase of technological innovation and national grit. In 1903, the fabulously wealthy tea tycoon, Sir Thomas Lipton, gave Britain's most celebrated naval architects carte blanche to produce Shamrock III. In response, the American designer Nathanael G. Herreshoff built Reliance, a defender that was so big and bold carrying more canvas than any single-masted vessel ever before that it ushered in a new era of naval architecture and fundamentally shaped the future of the America's Cup. From conception to construction, through hair-raising sea trials to the grand finale of a race like no other, this beautiful and dangerous vessel comes to life in Temple to the Wind, one of the most exciting sailing stories ever told."

Herreshoff

Herreshoff
Author: Maynard Bray
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-11-22
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 0393089096

Elegant by design and spectacular in performance, thirty-six iconic Herreshoff boats are showcased in magnificent photographs and original drawings. The Herreshoff Manufacturing Company—led by its founding spirit, the brilliant designer Captain Nathanael Greene Herreshoff (1848–1938)— constructed the most thrilling, innovative, and graceful boats ever built in the United States, not only lavish yachts and thoroughbred racing classes but also daysailers and dinghies, weekend cruisers and motor launches. Marine historian Maynard Bray and Herreshoff expert Claas van der Linde, in collaboration with renowned nautical photographer Benjamin Mendlowitz, present the very finest of the Herreshoff designs afloat today, with insightful commentary on design evolution in every facet from lines to displacement to hardware, accompanied by full-color images of each vessel both in detail and under way, as well as unique color reproductions of Herreshoff’s own archival plans and drawings. Each entry incorporates a history of the boat (or class), its owners, race results, and fate, celebrating the many that still grace our waters.

The Compleat Cruiser

The Compleat Cruiser
Author: L. Francis Herreshoff
Publisher: Seafarer Books
Total Pages: 392
Release: 1991
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780850364224

Famed yacht designer and author L. Francis Herreshoff takes us on family style cruises in American waters, during which all sorts of boats and boating skills are explained while they are used. He tells about the adventures of the crews of the catboat Piscator, the ketch Viator, and the engineless whaleboat-style ketch Rozinante. There are anecdotes and examples and a wide variety of boat lore in each chapter, as well as adventures, races and coastwide cruises and historical harbors to visit.

Deer Isle's Undefeated America's Cup Crews

Deer Isle's Undefeated America's Cup Crews
Author: Mark J. Gabrielson
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2013-04-23
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1614239150

A thrilling tale fit for sailing experts and history buffs alike, historian Mark J. Gabrielson delivers the exciting tale of the Deer Isle Crew: a sailing story that offers an uncommon glimpse into American life at the turn of the twentieth century. In 1895, emissaries from the New York Yacht Club traveled to Deer Isle, Maine, to recruit the nation's best sailors, an "All American" crew. This remote island in Penobscot Bay sent nearly thirty of its fishing men to sail "Defender," and under skipper Hank Haff, they beat their opponents in a difficult and controversial series. To the delight of the American public, the charismatic Sir Thomas Lipton sent a surprise challenge in 1899. The New York Yacht Club knew where to turn and again recruited Deer Isle's fisherman sailors. Undefeated in two defense campaigns, they are still considered one of the best American sail-racing teams ever assembled. Read their fascinating story and relive their adventure.

Herreshoff Sailboats

Herreshoff Sailboats
Author: Greg Jones
Publisher: Motorbooks
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2004
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780760311608

Herreshoff Sailboats covers some of the major classes of Herreshoff boats including schooners, yawls, ketches, sloops, Q-, R-, and J- class yachts, and launches, not to mention early steam-powered vessels. The story begins with John and Charles Herreshoff, who founded the boatyard in 1832. The sale of Herreshoff to the Haeffner Corp. in the 1920s is also profiled, as is the company's decision to close its doors rather than to build fiberglass boats. Archival black-and-white photos illustrate a compellingly written history, and modern color photography shows Herreshoff's role in yachting today.