The Thousand Dollar Yacht
Bailey, Anthony - THE THOUSAND DOLLAR YACHT. Sheridan House 2006. ISBN 157409 011 9. 214p. line drawings
This is the 4th edition of a wonderful little book about building, fitting out and sailing a St. Pierre dory. The book was written in 1968 so the $1000 should be taken with a grain of inflation. The sailing took place in Long Island Sound and is very much in the tradition of English sailing writing with gentle adventures in small boats and small waters. Bailey deals with real people, none larger than life, and all quite interesting. The book is mostly about sailing however - a kind of sailing that I can relate to with my own small boat. Discovering the delights of small harbours or being caught in fog. or simply being on the water becalmed in the early morning.
Highly recommended.