Projects in preparation and future publications

  • The 12 Metre Class - the history of the most famous International Rule class and a complete inventory of all 12 meters built. A new book of more of 550 pages narrating in a complete and exhaustive way the events of this metric class. Luigi Lang is the main author with Dyer Jones, with the collaboration of Jan Slee.
    Publication: Italian and English edition in July 2010. French edition: September 2010.
     
  • Mariette and the Herreshoff schooners -  536 pages on the history of this famous schooner and the only fifteen other schooners designed by the “Wizard of Bristol”. A surprising discovery! Many passionate writers and personalities have collaborated with Jacques Taglang, the author: Maynard Bray has written the preface; Louis Boudreau, John Lammerts van Bueren, Thomas Eaton, Christopher Gartner, Llewellyn Howland III, Luigi Lang, Claas van der Linde, Erik Pascoli and Charlie Wroe have made important contributions to this book, illustrated with photography by Nigel Pert. In a separate folder you will also find large scale drawings of Mariette by François Chevalier, together with thirty five Nathaniel Greene Herreshoff construction drawings and sail plans, never before published! (45 documents)
    Publication: English and French edition are now available (June 2010) and the deLuxe version will be presented for both languages end of June 2010. The Italian edition (current and deLuxe) will be available on September 2010).
     
  • The Great Yachts – Sail and Power – from the origins to 1940
    Publication: End of 2010
     
  • The Great Meter Classes: Yachts from the 15 to the 23 Meter International rule 
    Publication: 2010
     
  • Steam and Motor Yachts from the origins to the 1940's -
    Publication: End 2011