Coastal Vessels: A Colour Portfolio

This is a fascinating portrayal of long-lost vessels recorded in harbours, most of which have changed out of all recognition. For many decades, small coasters and freighters had an essential role in the trade and commerce conducted in the coastal waters around the British Isles. The book is an affectionate tribute to these craft and the men who sailed in them. For all maritime enthusiasts and all those who remember the traditional British freighter and coaster, Coastal Vessels: A Colour Portfolio is an exercise in pure nostalgia that brings to life a period that, whilst well within living memory, is a lifetime away in terms of these vessels and the environment in which they are portrayed.