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A unit of water, a unit of time: Joel White's last boat
A unit of water a unit of time Joel White's last boat Author:Douglas Whynott A lyrical portrait of men who practice a timeless art. At the Brooklin Boat Yar in Brooklin, Maine, local craftsmen build boats of stunning beauty by shaping wood to the specifications of Joel White, one of the last great boat designers of his breed, father to boatyard owner Steve White, son to legendary writer EB White. In June 1996, Joel began... more » designing his masterpiece, the W-76, a wooden racing yacht with sublime lines and exquisite rigging. In January of that year, he had been diagnosed with cancer.« less