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John G. Alden and His Yacht Designs

by Robert W. Carrick

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A reference to John G. Alden’s wide-ranging yacht-design legacy

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A reference to John G. Alden’s wide-ranging yacht-design legacy

Robert W. Carrick surveys the career and output of John G. Alden, whose work ranged across schooners, sailing yachts, stock boats, small craft, and powerboats. The book places Alden not only as a designer but also as a broker, racing skipper, sail trimmer, and judge of seaworthy construction. Its broad scope encompasses races, boat plans, maritime figures, and the many vessels associated with the Alden name, including the well-known Alden schooner. With 900 designs forming the stated legacy, this is a substantial historical record of a designer whose work spans several corners of twentieth-century recreational boating.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Sailing and yacht-design history enthusiasts
  • Readers interested in schooners, yacht plans, and boatbuilding
  • Boaters seeking background on John G. Alden and his designs

Themes

Yacht designSchoonersRecreational boatingNaval architectureOcean racing

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Book overview

From the John Alden, yacht designer and broker, master sail-trimmer and ocean-racing skipper, small-boat enthusiast, shrewd judge of competence in boat or man. Born, 1884. The "Alden schooner" became the epitome of a seagoing, able boat. Alden assembled the a stable of some of the best designers in the business, and the legacy is 900 varied yacht designs. Covers races, boats, boat and yacht plans, boating people and all manner of sea-going schooners, yachts, stock boats, sail boats and powerboats.
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