Cape Cod Catboats

Grayson, Stan

ISBN 10: 1928862055 / ISBN 13: 9781928862055

Published by Devereux Books, Marblehead, MA, 2002

About this Item

Signed by the author on the title page, not inscribed to anyone. B&W photos and diagrams, illustrations throughout. The author also wrote A Man For All Oceans, about Joshua Slocum. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Seller Inventory # 018791

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cape Cod Catboats
• Publisher: Devereux Books, Marblehead, MA
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1928862055
• ISBN 13: 9781928862055
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Signed By Author
  • Cape Cod and the Islands
  • Signed First Editions

About this title

Synopsis

This guide offers an in-depth exploration of America’s most unique and enduring sailboat, the Cape Cod catboat, and explains why the type has enjoyed such a strong resurgence in popularity. Providing new insights into the myths and realities regarding the catboat’s origins in New York and on Cape Cod, it explores the boat’s central importance as a fishing craft and later as a racing and cruising yacht. Included are stories of the great catboat designers of the type’s golden age in the late 19th century. This comprehensive reference also examines today’s fiberglass catboats and offers practical advice on catboat selection and sailing.

About the Author

Stan Grayson is the author of Beautiful Engines, Catboats, and Engines Afloat. He lives in Marblehead, Massachusetts.