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Title: All This and Sailing, Too: An Autobiography by Olin J. Stephens ISBN: 0-913372-89-7 Publisher: Mystic Seaport Museum Pub. Date: 01 December, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The 20th Century's greatest yacht designer surveys his life
Comment: This is a charming and insightful autobiography by the living legend of 20th century yacht design. It is beautifully produced with many glorious photographs and illustrations. But its outstanding quality is the warmth and modesty of the writer which shines through his personal account of his contribution to yacht design and the highlights of Sparkman & Stephens' record over the past 70 years. Chapters on his early years, the breaks he had as a fledgling designer, the Americas Cup successes, the wartime development of the DUKW, his philosophy of design and approach to rating rules for yacht racing will enthrall a wide readership.
Owners of S&S designed yachts - and many others besides - will doubtless be captivated by this book. No wonder the first printing is already a sell-out.
Rating: 5
Summary: A great man's great story
Comment: The world's most successful yacht designer and a superstar in the sport of sailing, Olin Stephens writes the story of his long life around boats. There's much here to interest sailors -- including stories of the America's Cup and other key races -- as well as a lot that's controversial about racing, racing rules, Dennis Conner, and the Cup. Olin sailed in two Cup winners, designed six of them, and designed and raced winners of other major races.
This is also the story of a fascinating, sensitive, and humble man, as you can see in the opening sentences: "I was lucky; i had a goal. As far back as I can remember I wanted to design fast boats."
Engagingly written and beautifully published, this is a book for any sailor.
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Title: Lines: A Half-Century of Yacht Designs by Sparkman & Stephens, 1930-1980 by Olin J., II Stephens, J. Carter Brown ISBN: 1567921957 Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher Pub. Date: 01 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $125.00 |
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Title: The Best of the Best: The Yacht Designs of Sparkman & Stephens by Francis S. Kinney, Russell Bourne ISBN: 0393024954 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: 01 April, 1996 List Price(USD): $75.00 |
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Title: Sparkman & Stephens: Classic Modern Yachts by Franco Pace ISBN: 0937822752 Publisher: Wooden Boat Publications Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $59.95 |
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Title: Capt. Nat Herreshoff: The Wizard of Bristol : The Life and Achievements of Natanael Greene Herreshoff, Together With an Account of Some of the Yachts He Designed by L. Francis Herreshoff ISBN: 1574090046 Publisher: Sheridan House Pub. Date: 01 March, 1996 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Brightwork: The Art of Finishing Wood by Rebecca Wittman ISBN: 0071579818 Publisher: International Marine Publishing Pub. Date: 01 October, 1990 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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