Boat Crazy

The Collected WoodenBoat Stories of Stan Grayson

By: Stan Grayson, Matthew P. Murphy (Foreword by)

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Hardcover | 7 May 2024

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272 Pages

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This collection of essays and articles from the pages of Wooden Boat magazine includes some 18 years-worth of articles that collectively represent a wide-ranging and important work of American yachting history. Readers will discover engaging tales that range from that of the fascinating, 1895 America's Cup winner to America's oldest marine engine, the latest in electric propulsion, and insightful looks at a variety of fascinating characters including designers, builders and sailors.

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Grayson's meticulous research, combined with his love for language, paints vivid portraits of characters and events that transport readers through time, offering glimpses of technology, personalities, and the enduring spirit of American yachting. Whether you're a seasoned sailor or simply curious about maritime history, this book is a must-read.

Great stuff! These twenty stories, written over the course of years, hang together as if they were planned as a book all along. Often the same people and boats turn up in different contexts--you will soon find them old friends, even if they were not familiar before beginning the book. The history of yachting and boat design are important subjects rarely given enough attention by historians. And a historian with a significant lifetime of experience in boating is not as common as you might think. Thank you, Stan Grayson, for pulling this all together!

Those familiar with New England nautical history and folklore are also familiar with the work of Stan Grayson, else there's a gap in their educations. In this engaging collection of backstories on all manner of vessels, from cup racers to catboats, Grayson writes with the authority of a historian, the keen eye of an archivist, yet the congenial ease of a dockside storyteller whose aim is also to entertain.

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