Confessions of a Boatbuilder

Confessions of a Boat Builder This long-awaited autobiography of James (Doug) Rosborough. From his modest beginnings in the 1940s constructing eight-foot punt rowboats, Rosborough's natural design efforts grew to include three boatyards, the construction of over 150 vessels, most of them schooners, and a host of distinguished clients, including a television personality, a hypnotist, and an aristocrat. As his fame as a builder became known around the world, Rosborough pioneers numerous designs ranging in length from 30 to 65 feet, including the most familiar, the Privateer. This book reveals the unexpected trials and triumphs involved in the design, construction, outfitting, and operation of these beautiful vessels, as well as the character of a self determined boatbuilder who grasped one of the last windows of opportunity before the wooden boat building industry bottomed out.