Books for the Boater in Your Life

If your favorite boater already has a captain’s hat, a Yeti cooler, and the “My Other Car is a Boat” bumper sticker, maybe a fascinating nautical narrative will be the perfect catch. Books on boats of all kinds are here – from house boats to America’s Cup yachts, and fishing boats to luxury ships. Or, navigate the history of famous sports and infamous pirates. Gift the gift of a great sea yarn to the boater in your life.
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Lost Maine Coastal Schooners
Lost Maine Coastal Schooners
$21.99
Herreshoff Yachts
Herreshoff Yachts
$21.99
Cover image for Gloucester on the Wind, isbn: 9780738538228
Gloucester on the Wind
$24.99
Chatham Sea Captains in the Age of Sail
Chatham Sea Captains in the Age of Sail
$21.99

Lost Maine Coastal Schooners

9781596299566

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Large, wooden-hulled schooners graced the seas of coastal Maine for more than a century as vessels of trade and commerce. With the advent of steam-powered craft, however, these elegant four-, five- or six-masted wooden ships became obsolete and vanished from the harbors and horizons. The Edward Lawrence, the last of the six-masters, became her own funeral pyre in Portland Harbor, burning to ash before everyone's eyes. The Carroll A. Deering washed ashore with no trace of her crew, empty as a ghost ship except for three cats and a pot of pea soup still cooking on the stove. In this testament to the beauty of the Maine coastal region, maritime history enthusiast Ingrid Grenon tells the story of these magnificent relics of the bygone Age of Sail and celebrates the people who devoted their lives to the sea.
Lost Maine Coastal Schooners

Herreshoff Yachts

9781596293069

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From 1893 to 1920, Bristol's Herreshoff clan designed and built so many undefeated America's Cup sailboats that enthusiasts refer to the era as The Herreshoff Period. In this intimate portrait, Simpson tackles the achievements of a New England dynasty that has attained the pinnacle of sailing fame and success.
Herreshoff Yachts

Gloucester on the Wind

9780738538228

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Gloucester on the Wind is an engaging history of this town, with never before seen historical photographs.

Since the development of photography in the mid-nineteenth century, the camera has been used as a tool of both discovery and preservation. Photographs bring alive our image of the past, and can open a floodgate of memories and nostalgia or inspire curiosity and a sense of history. Originally founded by a fishing company from Dorchester, England, in 1623, Gloucester has always been linked to fishing and the sea. By 1870 Gloucester was the leading fishing port in the Western Hemisphere, and its great fleet of fast, white-winged schooners ranged deep into the heart of the Atlantic in search of cod, haddock, halibut, and mackerel. These stunningly beautiful ships and the hardy men who sailed them made Gloucester an evocation of courage, perseverance, and seamanship unique in America's maritime heritage.

Cover image for Gloucester on the Wind, isbn: 9780738538228

Chatham Sea Captains in the Age of Sail

9781596294318

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Chatham Sea Captains in the Age of Sail chronicles the lives and adventures of twenty-five men who traveled the seas from the eighteenth through the twentieth century. These were extraordinary men--masters of navigation who charted paths from the Cape to the Far East with their regal clipper ships; deep-sea fishermen whose fearless spirit drove them to the Grand Banks and Newfoundland in the quest for their catch; and coastal captains who skirted America's eastern seaboard in pursuit of trade. Spurred on by the Industrial Revolution's demands, these mariners continued their pelagic exploration while pirates, privateers and Confederate raiders tested their mettle. The sea was both foe and ally. To meet the foe was the challenge; to sail her waters and return home as true masters was the force that drove these men to excellence.
Chatham Sea Captains in the Age of Sail