{"product_id":"l-francis-herreshoff-the-flowering-of-genius","title":"L Francis Herreshoff: The Flowering of Genius","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"product_subtitle\"\u003eby \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/all\/roger-c-taylor\"\u003eRoger C. Taylor\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eL. FRANCIS HERRESHOFF (1890-1972) was the most remarkable yacht designer of his time. Beginning his career in the shadow of his famous father, Nathanael G. Herreshoff, he emerged to become a designer who approached the perfection of form in yacht design and was widely known for his unconventional designs and innovative engineering of hull and rig. \u003cem\u003eVolume 2, L. Francis Herreshoff: The Flowering of Genius\u003c\/em\u003e, 1931-1972, covers the second half of his life and many of his most beautiful and influential designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith 230 plans and 146 illustrations, this volume features the notable 1931 ocean racer \u003cem\u003eLandfall\u003c\/em\u003e, the supremely beautiful \u003cem\u003eTioga\u003c\/em\u003e, the magnificent \u003cem\u003eTioga II\/Ticonderoga\u003c\/em\u003e, and the distinctive 12-Metre \u003cem\u003eMitena\u003c\/em\u003e; his popular How-To-Build series that introduced readers to the H-28; his thoughtful articles published as \u003cem\u003eThe Common Sense of Yacht Design\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Compleat Cruiser\u003c\/em\u003e; his innovative shallow-draft coastal cruisers; his love of powerboats, good motors, and fine engineering; and his final years in the Castle, his unique home overlooking Marblehead Harbor. His was a genius that still resonates with those who admire the artistry and engineering of fine yachts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/all\/roger-c-taylor\"\u003eROGER C. TAYLOR\u003c\/a\u003e has admired and appreciated sailing the designs of L. Francis Herreshoff since meeting him in the late 1940s. In a career that took him from Harvard University to the US Navy as a deck officer, to a leadership position at the US Naval Institute, to founder and director of International Marine Publishing Company, to licensed captain of sailing vessels, Roger Taylor has compiled a “life list” of several hundred boats sailed, including fourteen designed by L. Francis Herreshoff. This is his ninth book on boats and boating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eL Francis Herreshoff: The Flowering of Genius\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/all\/roger-c-taylor\"\u003eRoger C. Taylor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mystic Seaport\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 1, 2019\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 644\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780939511440\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mystic Seaport","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31192603066462,"sku":"PUB-9780939511440","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1381\/2825\/products\/francis-herreshoff-genius.jpg?v=1575685255","url":"https:\/\/www.captainsnautical.com\/products\/l-francis-herreshoff-the-flowering-of-genius","provider":"Captain's Nautical Books \u0026 Charts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}