| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xiv, 142 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Man and craft -- The Windward Islands schooner -- The Brazilian jangada -- The Chilean lancha chilota -- The Egyptian aiyassa -- The Sri Lankan oruwa -- The Bangladeshi shampan -- The Chinese junk -- The Indonesian pinisi. |
| Summary |
From 1981 to 1983, the authors sailed a ten-meter sailboat nearly 25,000 miles meeting and working alongside those men who still earned their livings using sailboats. This book recalls the authors' experiences with eight surviving craft, all representative of distinct cultures or geographic locations. This book also chronicles the men who sailed those craft, hearty sailors who worked six days a week for up to fourteen hours a day. |
| Subject |
Sailboats.
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Work boats.
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Seafaring life.
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| Added Author |
Mertes, Harald.
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| ISBN |
0312471394 |
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9780312471392 |
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