Jill Bobrow & Dana Jinkins, 257pp, 1997

The term classic yachts invokes several images: sleek racing boats with long bow sprits, impeccable sheer lines and timy transoms, or thoughtfully designed cruising sailboats and motoryachts with teak decks, varnished trim and sparkling brass. Featured in this volume are 48 yachts depicted with hundreds of color photographs (interiors and exteriors), accommodation plans, and historical and descriptive text. The selection includes Stephen Taber, in continuous seervice since it was built in 1871, Nat Herreshoff‘s Neith and Mariette, the Fifes such as Tioga, Altair and Kentra, along with designs by Burgess, Mylne, Nicholson, and Alden. The authors have also included some new yachts built in the tradition of the classics.