Thousand Dollar Yacht

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The Thousand Dollar Yacht

Anthony Bailey

First published in 1968, The Thousand Dollar Yacht has won countless admirers and the status of a boating classic. New readers will discover the Billy Ruffian, a St. Pierre dory fitted out with the help of friends, and with purchased, salvaged, and "liberated" necessities. The story of the boat is told from lofting to launching, and later her cruises on Long Island, Fishers Island, and Block Island sounds-a story that distills the wind, fog, sun, salt and sand, conveying the sensations of sailing to a set destination or meandering gloriously through coastal waters. The tradition of low cost boating is still alive, and The Thousand Dollar Yacht remains as delightful and as relevant today as when it was originally published.

"Not a book for the landlubber-not, that is, if he wants to retain that status." Yachting

214 pp. line drawings, 2 maps. 1996 1574090119 paper

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