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book review: swatchways and little ships
by Maurice Griffiths
i just finished reading this excellent little book this morning, a quick read of 190 pages it can be knocked over easily in a day. This book is a series of short stories spanning some 50 years from 19020's-1970's written by maurice Griffiths who was the editor of the british periodical 'yachting monthly'. The stories are fairly light and dont go into much technical detail, but they were enjoyable just the same. It starts off with stories about his first boat, and finishes up with mention of some specific boats he designed (eventide 24 & 26 etc), in the middle touching briefly on the second world war wear the author was in charge of things like mine sweeping, and diving for mines, and later with blowing up boats. over the course of the book he talks a bit about sailing up and down the little rivers and estuaries and experiences drying out on sand and mud in keel boats. he goes on to talk of his ideal boats, shallow draft with lee boards or bilge keels, drafting 2 feet or less and being able to dry out on the flat. There were lots of terms i wasnt familiar with, things like 'barge yachts', and 'smacks'. It was a worthwhile way to spend a morning with a cup of coffee, particularly since it was a bit cold this morning and i was thinking of myself being out in one of these cosy little boats, drying out on the sand waiting for the tide to rise with the same cup of coffee sitting in front of a pot belly stove. Shaun |
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book review: swatchways and little ships
imagineero wrote:
by Maurice Griffiths i just finished reading this excellent little book this morning, a quick read of 190 pages it can be knocked over easily in a day. This book is a series of short stories spanning some 50 years from 19020's-1970's written by maurice Griffiths who was the editor of the british periodical 'yachting monthly'. The stories are fairly light and dont go into much technical detail, but they were enjoyable just the same. Yes this is a great little book. He also wrote a similar one called 'Lure of the Swatchways.' One of the things that struck me while reading it, how much boats & the gear have changed over the years & decades... but other things have remained exactly the same. DSK |
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