Famed yacht designer and author L. Francis Herreshoff takes us on family style cruises in American waters, during which all sorts of boats and boating skills ar

L. Francis Herreshoff created some great yacht designs. His designs are marked by clean, sweeping lines and a simplicity of hull and rig that show that they hav

L. Francis Herreshoff came from a family that designed and built some of the finest yachts the world has ever seen.

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