Overview
In 1975 Rod Johnstone finally decided to build the boat he'd been planning since completing design correspondence school 10 years earlier. Thirty years later, the J/24, the boat based on that first garage-built vessel is the most popular recreational offshore keelboat in the world. The story of J/Boats' success, as inspiring as it is unlikely, unfolds for the first time in this illustrated history, which tells how Rod and his brother Bob turned one homebuilt boat and a $20,000 investment into the company that dominates the performance-oriented sailboat market today.
Full Product Details
Author: Anthony Dalton
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Imprint: Voyageur Press
Dimensions:
Width: 22.90cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 30.50cm
Weight: 1.225kg
ISBN: 9780760321706
ISBN 10: 0760321701
Pages: 156
Publication Date: 10 November 2005
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: Out of stock
Reviews
Good Old Boat Newsletter, February 2006 (circ. unavailable)Anthony Dalton has captured the enterprising spirit behind the success of J/Boats. This book will appeal to everyone with an interest in fine sailboats and the companies behind them. Great Lakes Boating, February 2006 (circ.: 32,350)If you are a devoted fan of the J/Boat, in all its many designs and personalities, then this tribute to Johnstones' and their passion for sailing just might be the perfect addition to your bookshelf. Latitudes & Attitudes March/April 2006(circ.: 55,000)It's an interesting read, illustrated with beautiful photography of J/Boats doing what they do so well, racing and cruising.
Latitudes & Attitudes March/April 2006 (circ.: 55,000) It's an interesting read, illustrated with beautiful photography of J/Boats doing what they do so well, racing and cruising. Great Lakes Boating, February 2006 (circ.: 32,350) If you are a devoted fan of the J/Boat, in all its many designs and personalities, then this tribute to Johnstones' and their passion for sailing just might be the perfect addition to your bookshelf. Good Old Boat Newsletter, February 2006 (circ. unavailable) Anthony Dalton has captured the enterprising spirit behind the success of J/Boats. This book will appeal to everyone with an interest in fine sailboats and the companies behind them.
Great Lakes Boating, February 2006 (circ.: 32,350) If you are a devoted fan of the J/Boat, in all its many designs and personalities, then this tribute to Johnstones' and their passion for sailing just might be the perfect addition to your bookshelf.
Author Information
Anthony Dalton is a photojournalist and adventurer whose most recent written work is Wayward Sallor: In Search of the Real Tristan Jones. He is also the co-editor, with Reese Palley, of The Best of Nautical Quarterly. Dalton resides in Delta, British Columbia.
