A Passage in Time: Along the Coast of Maine by Schooner

by Benjamin Mendlowitz and Peter H. Spectre

Book Overview

Wooden schooners have graced the waters of coastal Maine for more than 100 years as fishing boats, freighters and now as vessels for tourists. Peter Spectre's lively text mixes anecdote with the wonderful history of Maine schooners, as he describes the enduring popularity of schooners for boat lovers the world over. Ben Mendlowitz's luminous photographs reveal the magnificent lines of the boats and the enticing way they cut through the water.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393029972
• ISBN13: 9780393029970
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.9" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

Great Snapshot of Sailing the Coast of Maine

I grew up on the coast of Maine; sailing on the schooners all summer. Peter Spectre's writing captures the feeling of sailing on a schooner perfectly, and Benjamin Mendlowitz's photographs are simply the best. This book is a work of fiction about a passenger who goes sailing on a schooner for a week. The schooner leaves the dock Monday and gets back in on Saturday. It anchors every night and sails all day long. In the course of the week all the other schooners are seen and many fun adventures are had by the passenger. This book is modeled closely after a real week on the schooner Heritage, though it doesn't say so explicitly in the book. If you're interested by this book I suggest you look at going sailing on a real schooner.