{"product_id":"herreshoff-american-masterpieces","title":"Herreshoff: American Masterpieces","description":"Elegant by design and spectacular in performance, thirty-six iconic Herreshoff boats are showcased in magnificent photographs and original drawings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarine 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 own archival plans and drawings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach entry incorporates a history of the boat (or class), its owners, race results, and fate, celebrating the many that still grace our waters. 200 color photographs; 38 plans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback :272 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSKU: P38274","brand":"Boat books Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957798334828,"sku":"P38274","price":165.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0946\/1920\/5996\/files\/Herreshoff-masterpieces.jpg?v=1764813041","url":"https:\/\/www.boatbooks-aust.com.au\/products\/herreshoff-american-masterpieces","provider":"Boat books Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}