Author(s): Alex Grame-Evans

History

What a great heritage there is in wooden boat building in Tasmania. This book serves as a 'must read' for all lovers of boats, and particular those who appreciate Tasmania's fine traditions in the area of timber boat construction. The Wilsons of Port Cygnet have been, over the last 134 years, one of the prime movers in the establishment of this most creditable reputation. The fact that their boats have been eagerly sought after by boat owners from places as far flung as New South Wales, South Australia and New Zealand is solid testimony to their exemplary skills in crafting a long line of reliable, well constructed and extremely fast ketches and schooners, with the odd steamship in between! Many of the photographs, taken by a keen photographer within the family, have not been widely published before, and so the publication is seen as a major advance and addition to any keen marine reader's bookshelf.