John G. Alden and His Yacht Designs

From the dustjacket: John Alden, yacht designer and broker, master sail-trimmer and ocean-racing skipper, small-boat enthusiast, shrewd judge of competence in boat or man. Born, 1884.The "Alden schooner" became the epitome of a seagoing, able boat. Alden assembled the a stable of some of the best designers in the business, and the legacy is 900 varied yacht designs. Covers races, boats, boat and yacht plans, boating people and all manner of sea-going schooners, yachts, stock boats, sail boats and powerboats.