Sloop: Restoring My Family's Wooden Sailboat—An Adventure in Old-Fashioned ValuesSimon and Schuster, 2014-02-11 - 337 psl. Now in paperback, Daniel Robb’s Sloop proves he “is a craftsman… with words as well as with a hammer, as he constructs a charming tale that both details the technical nature of boatbuilding and captures the essence of the past, present, and future of a New England maritime community” (Publishers Weekly). • Interest in the environment and ecology: Daniel robb decided to restore his family’s well-worn wooden sailboat in appreciation for its craftsmanship and out of respect for the environment for which it was intended. Sloop’s tribute to the simple life and one’s environment will resonate with sailing enthusiasts and anyone who appreciates fine craftsmanship. • Timeless values: robb voices an ethic in which things are valued and appreciated, especially well-designed objects that still have years of useful life in them. While die-hard sailors or woodworking fanatics will love this book, robb’s skill as a writer also makes this a fascinating read for anyone. His humorous account of his on-the-job learning experience and of the eccentric characters who share his values and helped him will delight readers. “Robb writes of his painstaking restoration of a rotted 12½- foot herreshoff that had floated on memory and emotion, and finally again on water.…a gem.” —David Mehegan, The Boston Globe “Whether you’re an old-time boat builder, a wooden boat enthusiast, or simply someone who appreciates words woven together masterfully, you’ll enjoy Sloop.” —Kathleen Szmit, Barnstable Patriot Author of Crossing the Water, Daniel Robb has been an editor of academic journals, a teacher, a political consultant on a congressional campaign, and a proprietor of a literary services business. He has also worked at sea on schooners, taught sailing, and raced in national competitions. Robb lives in Pelham, Massachusetts. |
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... Cape Cod , on the eastern shore of Buzzards Bay . The Cape at Woods Hole is not quite at its most poetic . It does not reach far out into the cold waves of the Atlantic , the way Provincetown does at its other end . Rather , Woods Hole ...
... Cape Cod , on the eastern shore of Buzzards Bay . The Cape at Woods Hole is not quite at its most poetic . It does not reach far out into the cold waves of the Atlantic , the way Provincetown does at its other end . Rather , Woods Hole ...
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... car — it was just simply capable . The snow fell steadily , driven across my path as I drove south on the highway . I kept the speed at fifty - five , and eased over the bridge at Bourne , onto the Cape . Was I to rebuild.
... car — it was just simply capable . The snow fell steadily , driven across my path as I drove south on the highway . I kept the speed at fifty - five , and eased over the bridge at Bourne , onto the Cape . Was I to rebuild.
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... Cape . Was I to rebuild that old boat ? Shit , I didn't know . Once off the bridge I traced the twenty miles of back roads home as snow eddied in the wake of cars in front of me . Along some stretches of road I could look left or right ...
... Cape . Was I to rebuild that old boat ? Shit , I didn't know . Once off the bridge I traced the twenty miles of back roads home as snow eddied in the wake of cars in front of me . Along some stretches of road I could look left or right ...
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... Cape , as the sea cools gradually . All was arranged . My cousin , whose life had become complicated recently , was ready to have the boat taken away and cared for . A boat mover would arrive later from Cotuit , hydraulic trailer in tow ...
... Cape , as the sea cools gradually . All was arranged . My cousin , whose life had become complicated recently , was ready to have the boat taken away and cared for . A boat mover would arrive later from Cotuit , hydraulic trailer in tow ...
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... Cape . “ Family's been up there three hundred years or so , ” he went on . " Course , they're trying to drive us out . " " How do you mean ? " I asked . my " We own cranberry bogs and a bunch of bottom lands , me and brothers , and they ...
... Cape . “ Family's been up there three hundred years or so , ” he went on . " Course , they're trying to drive us out . " " How do you mean ? " I asked . my " We own cranberry bogs and a bunch of bottom lands , me and brothers , and they ...
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