ClassicYacht.info would like to bring your attention to the ‘Yachting Heritage’ book recently published about the unique and awe-inspiring 19-Metre, ‘Mariquita’. Designed by William Fife Junior, she is the only 19-Metre that remains and since her complete restoration at Fairlie Restorations in 2004 she has been racing competitively at numerous regattas in the Mediterranean, and this year(2008) in her home waters on the Clyde.
With a race crew of 18 and fellow competitors like the 23-Metre Cambria, and other Fife gaff cutters Tuiga, The Lady Anne (when allowed to race), Moonbeam IV and Moonbeam III she competes at the highest level and provides further glimpses to a by-gone era.
More about the book:
This book is the result of painstaking historical research regarding the origin of these large cutters, investigating exclusive documents and tracing Mariquita’s fate since the day she was built.
‘Mariquita 1911’ (with a format of 30 x 30 and 235 pages), presents the architects, the builders, the owners, the skippers and the crews of this mythical class. Dr Daniel Charles provides us with an in-depth analysis on how the rating rules improved over the years. John Leather presents the crews and the skippers who took part in this golden period of European Yachting……
Further information on the book can be found at www.yachtingheritage.com and the book is on sale at Yachting Heritage for £210.
If you are interested in buying the book with a 10% discount you can order through Classicyacht.info by e-mailing [email protected]. We will pass on your contact details to Yachting Heritage who will then deal with your order at the reduced rate of £189.
