This is an indispensable resource for anyone considering the purchase of a new boat, or the maintenance and repair of an old one. It lists over 500 builders, by state and province, and alphabetically lists 200 designers. Covers the US and Canada, published in 1994.

Buckley Smith, a self-taught artist, was born in Los Angeles in 1947. Drawing, be it pen and ink, graphite or charcoal, is Buckley's original medium, and remains his strongest today. Boats have remained his foremost subject matter. Buckley makes his home in Maine, North Carolina, Florida, and Italy.