About Author:
Mike Davies has lived on the East Coast since he was four years old and started sailing at an early age.
He bought his first business in 1965,
hiring rowing skiffs on the River Ouse at Bedford and designed
and built 10 foot and 14 foot sailing and rowing dinghies which he exhibited at the London Boat Show
in 1968 and 1969.
Moving back to Essex, he set up Marine Traders Yacht Brokers in 1973, covering East Anglia from Kings Lynn in Norfolk to Southend-on-Sea in Essex,
visiting many boatyards, boat
builders and marinas.
Retiring in
2004 he commenced writing this book,
completing and publishing it in
October 2009.
Please note!:
It is only available now on DVD, playable on computers and
laptops - See Payment Page for Order information.
There have been great changes in the
design and building techniques used over the years and as
one reads through the book, these come to light and are
illustrated with drawings and photographs showing the
changing shape of yachts and various materials used, from the traditional long established
wood to ferrocement, steel, alloy and of course the most popular material used today,
glass re-inforced plastic (GRP).
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