I just heard from a man about the initiative to encourage Coastal Rowing & Racing around the Scottish Coastline and Lochs. He has built a St Ayles Skiff and I immediately thought of a book he might like to read.

It’s called ‘From Tree to Sea’, by Ted Frost.  It was published by Terence Dalton in 1985. Ted was apprenticed as a shipwright in 1916 and he tells about the building of a wooden steam drifter in Lowestoft about that time. It has the most charming pencil illustrations, along with a wealth of detail about the boats that you won’t find in many places. He also talks about the men with whom he worked with great humour and affection.

This entry was posted on Friday, March 16th, 2012 at 13:36 and is filed under Book Corner, Month's thought.

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