Reprint of the 1953 biography of American yacht and marine designer and builder Nathanael G. Herreshoff (1848-1938), of Bristol, Rhode Island. Written by Herreshoff's son, L. Francis Herreshoff (1890-
The Golden Age of Yachting is a book consisting mostly of yachting history, as the author felt - and rightly so - that a review of the past is the best way to make an introduction to the sport. In th