Objects of desire
For more Objects of Desire, go to classicboat.co.uk/objectsNAVAL MODELS BOOK
The Rogers Collection of Dockyard Models
At the US Naval Academy Museum: First and Second Rates, Vol 1
There’s plenty for model boat enthusiasts in the shape of this 226-page, hardback book,
full of detailed colour photos and text written by retired US army major Grant H Walker
about seven models of First and Second Rates from the collection. The collection of
significant 17th, 18th and 19th century models has its own floor in the museum and is one
of the biggest of its kind in the world. Vol 2 is on its way. $85 (c£60) plus shipping.Tel: 541 997 4439. seawatchbooks.comPROSPERO MODEL
A half-size (31in/78.7cm), free-sailing
gaff-rigged, double-masted schooner
with spruce deck and lead sinker, built
to the designs of William Daniels’ 60in,
1912 schooner Prospero, which is
documented in Percival Marshall’s
Model Sailing Yachts. Daniels was
Britain’s most well-regarded miniature
yacht designer. Between 1910 and 1950
he participated in the biggest races
and was crowned world champion
several times. $8,500 (c£5,700)Tel: +1 (212) 772 2664.
nicholasbrawer.comZHIK KIAMA JACKET
Regatta-goers may have spotted the
Classic Boat logo on the back of our new
Zhik jackets last summer. We can report
that after much abuse, on deck, below
decks and on the pontoons, the Zhik
Kiama is as smart as ever and shows no
signs of wear. From Med downpours to
wind-over-tide lumpiness in the Solent,
the Kiama scored top marks. The jacket’s
ash colour blended well with classic
regatta proceedings. £155zhik.comLIGHTHOUSE BOOK
Scottish and Manx Lighthouses,
a photographic journey in the footsteps
of the Stevensons
This 192-page collection of aerial and
land-based photographs by Ian Cowe
shows all the Stevenson lighthouses and
boasts a foreword by Her Royal Highness
The Princess Royal, patron of the
Northern Lighthouse Board. £20Tel: 01593 731 333. whittlespublishing.ORDING BLOCK
The name Ording is synonymous with
practical yet handsome wooden blocks.
The Dutch company can supply blocks in
different woods, using stainless steel or
aluminium bronze. Owners can also
personalise a block with a boat name or
logo. This is one of the family company’s
double blocks with stainless steel
sheaves. From €65 (£50) for 100mm
block with 14mm rope diameter.Tel: +31-36-5364931
[email protected] ording.nl