Classic Boat — November 2017

Restoring a

Dunkirk Little Ship:

Caronia SS70

PETER DRAPER

A technical and

practical account of a

private 10-year project.

£14.99 Amberley

The Sea Devil

SAM JEFFERSON

An epic WW1 tale of

how naval commander

Felix von Luckner

out-witted and

infuriated the Admiralty.

£18.99 Bloomsbury

Barefoot Navigator

JACK LAGAN

How to navigate using

the skills of the

ancients, with stars,

wind, swell patterns,

birds and more.

£14.99 Bloomsbury

Into the

Southern Ocean

ANDREW HALCROW

A tough Shetlander’s

two hair-raising

attempts to sail solo

round the world.

£15.99 Shetland Times.

The Cape

Horners’ Club

ADRIAN FLANAGAN

The history of the Cape

through the stories of

those who made it

round, 1934 onwards.

£18.99 Bloomsbury

A Wild Call

MARTYN MURRAY

Thought-provoking

account of one man’s

Scottish cruise north

towards St Kilda and

much more.

£11.99 Fernhurst JAM or how I learned to love the RIB

BY JAMES ROBINSON TAYLOR

Regular Classic Boat readers will know the photos of James Robinson Taylor

well. The popular American photographer, who lives in Florence, has taken

some of the iconic images of the great classic yachts over the past three

decades. This, his fi rst book, takes us around the race course, with photos of

yachts old and modern at each part. It’s an aesthetic delight, printed on

thick matt paper and with James giving a humorous insight into the

photographer’s lot. €48 jrtphoto.com

Herresho‚ – American

Masterpieces

BY MAYNARD BRAY, CLAAS

VAN DER LINDE, BENJAMIN

MENDLOWITZ

A magnifi cent assessment and

record of Herresho‰ ’s designs, in

large format, with Bray’s peerless

prose and Mendlowitz’s dreamy

photography.

£75 WW Norton & Company

Waypoints: Seascapes and Stories

of Scotland’s West Coast

BY IAN STEPHEN

Beautifully written accounts of sea journeys honouring di‰ erent craft,

mostly traditional, including an Orkney yole, a Stella and a South Coast

One Design, each one interwoven with a re-telling of a traditional tale

about the sea. Former Isle of Lewis coastguard Ian Stephen has created a

lyrical and gentle commentary on the nautical past and present.

£18.99 Bloomsbury

68 CLASSIC BOAT NOVEMBER 2017

BOOKS

WELL WORTH A READ

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