Young America
EDWARD J. TOSTI
Second installment
on how to model the
extreme clipper, in
minute detail with tons
of instructional photos.
$75 Sea Watch BooksThe Boats
I’ve Loved
CHUCK PAINE
A charming, personal
look at 20 of the
designer’s favourite
classic boats.
$23.50 ChuckPaine.comA History of
Whisstock’s
Boatyard
SUE WHISSTOCK
The east coast yard in
photos and memories.
£12 suewhisstock
@gmail.comSea Charts of the
British Isles
JOHN BLAKE
Beautifully reproduced
charts and surveys
through the ages, the
text putting each in
modern context.
£18.99 BloomsburyCharting the
Oceans
PETER WHITFIELD
From the British
Library’s collection of
rare charts. One shows
the ‘island’ of California.
£14.99 British LibraryO the Deep End:
A History of
Madness at Sea
NIC COMPTON
Former CB editor Nic
tackles an interesting
topic, with stories from
the past and present.
£16.99 BloomsburyClassic Boats
BY NIGEL SHARP
Classic Boat writer and photographer Nigel
Sharp o ers 180 of his own photos of classic
boats afl oat today, with brief and authoritative
text accompanying each. Nigel has shot the
boats on his travels far and wide. From a newly
built Thames ski to the Big Class.
£14.99 AmberleyThree Men & A Boat:
portrait of a classic
Thames launch
BY MARTIN PRESTON
The story of the fabulous Lady
Charlotte and those of her ilk
through the eyes of designer
Andrew Wolstenholme, builder
Colin Henwood and owner Simon
McMurtrie. Deservedly lavish.
£25 Middle Thames PublicationsDonald Campbell 300+ A Speed Odyssey
DAVID DE LARA
De Lara has dedicated his life to chronicling the Campbell story and here,
with a poignant foreword by Gina Campbell, he has amassed fascinating
behind the scenes photos, many of them previously unseen in colour,
including a moment-by-moment retelling of the fatal crash on Coniston.
£30 The History PressCLASSIC BOAT NOVEMBER 2017 69BOOKS
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