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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... Daphie was her name . My mother had grown up sailing her with her brother and sisters during the 1940s and ' 50s out of Quissett Harbor , just north of Woods Hole on Cape Cod , on the eastern shore of Buzzards Bay . The Cape at Woods ...
... Daphie was her name . My mother had grown up sailing her with her brother and sisters during the 1940s and ' 50s out of Quissett Harbor , just north of Woods Hole on Cape Cod , on the eastern shore of Buzzards Bay . The Cape at Woods ...
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... Daphie's history , her pedigree , her beauty . " This is a boat that has long been thought the apogee of American small boat design , and the man who designed her ( in 1914 , late in his career ) , Nathanael Greene Herreshoff , is known ...
... Daphie's history , her pedigree , her beauty . " This is a boat that has long been thought the apogee of American small boat design , and the man who designed her ( in 1914 , late in his career ) , Nathanael Greene Herreshoff , is known ...
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... Daphie carefully yet , which upon reflection was daft . I should have looked her over better , looked the whole situation over more carefully . Maybe the old girl was so rotten she'd just come apart , planks separating from ribs during ...
... Daphie carefully yet , which upon reflection was daft . I should have looked her over better , looked the whole situation over more carefully . Maybe the old girl was so rotten she'd just come apart , planks separating from ribs during ...
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... Daphie hard , through the ' 40s and into the ' 50s . The houses of those years had by now been sold out of the family , as had the other boats . Daphie was what remained of those days , the 1,471st boat produced by the Herreshoffs ...
... Daphie hard , through the ' 40s and into the ' 50s . The houses of those years had by now been sold out of the family , as had the other boats . Daphie was what remained of those days , the 1,471st boat produced by the Herreshoffs ...
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... Daphie sat there , before me , mute old sailboat on old steel trailer between two pin oaks . Three young white pines rose to her right , straight and tall , with branches radiating like treads on a circular stair . And then , about an ...
... Daphie sat there , before me , mute old sailboat on old steel trailer between two pin oaks . Three young white pines rose to her right , straight and tall , with branches radiating like treads on a circular stair . And then , about an ...
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