SPRAY 'The Ultimate Cruising Boat'
by Bruce Roberts-Goodson
This hard cover book explores the rebuilding of the original Spray, analyses and
undertakes a through study of the lines, plus
includes highlights of Joshua Slocom's record setting voyage and details the building of
many of the over 1,000 replicas and near copies of Spray built between 1900 and the
present day. The book also includes photographs of over 90 Spray replicas plus previously
unpublished photos of the original Spray. Over 60 illustrations, drawings and charts
explain the features or the original and the many successful copies built over the past
100 years.
Hardcover 224 pages
US$79.95
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CONTENTS
1. SAILING ALONE AROUND THE WORLD
2. BOOKS, MODELS AND BACKGROUND
3. THE REBUILDING OF SPRAY
4. TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF SPRAY AND TRUE REPLICAS
5. TRADITIONAL SPRAY REPLICAS
6. SPRAY 40, BRUCE ROBERTS VERSION OF THE ORIGINAL SPRAY. THE BIG SPRAYS:
SPRAY 45, SPRAY 50, SPRAY 55, SPRAY 75
7. SPRAY 38, NEAR FULL SIZE SPRAY
8. SPRAY 36 - DEVELOPED FROM THE ROBERTS SPRAY 33
9. SPRAY 33 - EIGHTY PER CENT ROBERTS SPRAY
10. THE POPULAR SMALLER SPRAYS 28, 27 AND 22
11. DESIGNERS COMMENTS
APPENDIX: USEFUL NAMES AND ADDRESSES |