Boats on the Bay
Title | Boats on the Bay PDF eBook |
Author | Jeanne Walker Harvey |
Publisher | Abrams |
Pages | 26 |
Release | 2023-04-04 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
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A KidLitTV recommended book! A large-format picture book about a bunch of boats found on a busy bay, buoyed by simple, spare, and lyrical text. Inspired by the San Francisco Bay but with universal appeal, the book features a spectacular double-spread gatefold finale showing a boat parade and fireworks glowing against a city backdrop.
Wooden Boats of the St. Lawrence River
Title | Wooden Boats of the St. Lawrence River PDF eBook |
Author | David Kunz and Bill Simpson |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 146712401X |
"The Thousand Islands' very name conjures up images of great natural beauty and nautical wonders. They are forested islands replete with storybook stone castles. Exquisite mahogany runabouts can be seen speeding across the placid surface of the mighty St. Lawrence. Names like Boldt, Bourne, Emery, Lyon, and Pullman are embedded in the Golden Age of the area, and it all comes to life in this pictorial history of the river. Images of America: Wooden Boats of the St. Lawrence River tells the story of the rich and powerful men who constructed castles and built classic wooden boats in the Thousand Islands. At the center of the story loom David and Charlie Lyon. A descendant of the Lyon family, David Kunz, tells this story through historical photographs. David is the great-great-nephew of Charles Potter Lyon and Helen Griffin Lyon. Bill Simpson, whose first visit to the Thousand Islands was in the fall of 1976, is a novelist and publisher of Simpson Books. The majority of the photographs in this book are from the Lyon Archives on Oak Island"--
Chesapeake Bay Deck Boats
Title | Chesapeake Bay Deck Boats PDF eBook |
Author | Larry S. Chowning |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 2021-04-12 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 1439670560 |
During the 1880s, Chesapeake Bay boatbuilders began constructing small wooden open boats, referred to as deadrise boats, out of planks with V-shaped bows. As boatbuilders created larger deadrise boats, decks were installed to provide more work and payload space; these deck boats also had a house/pilothouse near the stern and a mast closer to the bow of the boat. Deck boats were powered by gasoline engines but also utilized sails and wind. From the 1910s to the 1940s, auxiliary "steadying" sails were raised to help steady the boat when encountering adverse seas. More deck boats were built in the 1920s than in any other decade. Over the history of the boats, several thousand worked the bay in the freight business, were used to buy and plant oysters, worked in the bay's pound net fishery, and dredged for crabs and oysters. Approximately 40 boats are left on the bay. A few still work the water. Some have found new life as recreational yachts, and others are education boats owned by museums and nonprofits. In 2004, boat owners formed the Chesapeake Bay Buyboat Association, which holds an annual rendezvous at different ports as a way to educate the public about this unique aspect of Chesapeake Bay maritime history.
Classic Moreton Bay Cruisers
Title | Classic Moreton Bay Cruisers PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Harper |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Boatbuilders |
ISBN | 9780646531502 |
Lake Champlain's Sailing Canal Boats
Title | Lake Champlain's Sailing Canal Boats PDF eBook |
Author | Arthur B. Cohn |
Publisher | |
Pages | 210 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Boats and boating |
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Hooper Bay Kayak Construction
Title | Hooper Bay Kayak Construction PDF eBook |
Author | David W. Zimmerly |
Publisher | Hull, Quebec : Canadian Museum of Civilization |
Pages | 144 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Social Science |
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The author has also included detailed measurements of the kayak, a glossary of Yupik terms, and descriptions and drawings of kayak accessories."--BOOK JACKET.
San Francisco Boats on the Bay
Title | San Francisco Boats on the Bay PDF eBook |
Author | Jeremy Thornton |
Publisher | Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013-08-13 |
Genre | Boats and boating |
ISBN | 9781484958001 |
From tugs to tankers, and kayaks to container ships, there's much to see and learn about the vessels that travel from the Golden Gate Bridge through San Francisco Bay. San Francisco Boats on the Bay: A Voyage in Riddles is filled with fascinating stories, facts, and questions about twenty-four boats and ships seen in these waters. Through challenging riddles and photos, readers are given clues to help them identify each vessel. Add to this the vocabulary of mariners, mooring locations and boat-related creative activities, and it's full steam ahead into a colorful world of nautical wonders. Written for children, ages 5 to 12, San Francisco Boats on the Bay will spark the curiosity, imagination and critical thinking of children of all ages.