Confessions of a Boatbuilder

In Confessions of a Boatbuilder, James D. Rosborough writes about the building of small wooden vessels in earlier times. From his modest beginnings in the 1940s constructing eight-foot punt rowboats, Rosborough’s nautical design efforts grew to include three boatyards, the construction of over 150 vessels???most of them schooners???and a host of distinguished clients. Rosborough pioneered numerous designs ranging in length from 30 to 65 feet. He reveals the unexpected trials and triumphs involved in the design, construction, 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 boatbuilding industry bottomed out.