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Motor Boats and Yachts: Books - Builders and Types

A book on motor boats or motor yachts? Explore here books on the motor yachts of Chris-Craft, Purdy, Riva, San Marco and other builders.

Chris-Craft Boats - An American Classic

Since 1874, Chris-Craft has built boats of immense beauty that evoke an emotion and passion in all who see them. The varnished mahogany runabouts of yesteryear, and their modern sister-ships of today, all share the same design ethos, gorgeous lines, high quality, and style.
The name alone conjures up images of classic wooden boats, waving flags, and unforgettable memories made on the waves.

Immortalized on the big screen in such movies as On Golden Pond and Mission Impossible, the aura and romance of Chris-Craft shines through in this book featuring more than 200 boats from never-before-published archival images to gorgeous colour photos of collector and new boats as well as plans and ephemera from Chris-Craft s own collection.
A thoroughly researched and informative narrative brings the captivating 140-year story to life. This is the ideal gift for boaters, as well as the perfect book for any owner of a vacation home or lake house or those who aspire toward this American dream.

Author:Nick Voulgaris III, Chris-Craft Boats
Specs:224 pages, 26.5 x 26.5 x 2.8 cm / 10.4 x 10.4 x 1.1 in, hardback
Illustrations:200 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:Rizzoli International Publications (USA, 2018)
ISBN:9780847861743
Chris-Craft Boats - An American Classic

Chris-Craft Boats - An American Classic

Language: English

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Racing Cars of the Sea / Automobili del Mare : Cantiere Navale San Marco 1953-1975

Between 1954 to 1975, the Milan-based San Marco boatyard wrote some of the most interesting pages in the post-war history of powerboating. San Marco is the only yard that has extensively used Italian car engines for both its racing and production boats, including those of Ferrari, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Fiat and Abarth.

The yard produced such models as the 600 Del Mare, Giulietta del Mare, Appia; all of them fast and prestigious wooden runabouts of elegant lines and refined details. Like a fashion designer or a famous Italian coachbuilder, for over 20 years Oscar Scarpa, founder of the yard, promoted a tradition of excellence, building with his son Sandro around 600 exclusive boats, each with unique specifications, either technical or aesthetic and beautifully finished.

The San Marco boatyard has also enjoyed a successful racing career, with more than 30 world speed records and hundreds of victories to its credit at the highest competitive level, often with Oscar Scarpa in the driver's seat.

The book is a tribute to the San Marco boatyard's unique contribution to the world of speed boats and cars and reviews its full history. The work is illustrated with a remarkable collection of hundreds of unpublished archival documents and photographs as well as detailed information, such as its extensive production and racing records.

Author:Gérald Guétat
Specs:192 pages, 30 x 28 cm / 11.8 x 11 in, hardback
Illustrations:141 b&w and 115 colour photos
Publisher:Giorgio Nada Editore (IT, 2015)
ISBN:9788879115896
Racing Cars of the Sea / Automobili del Mare : Cantiere Navale San Marco 1953-1975

Racing Cars of the Sea / Automobili del Mare : Cantiere Navale San Marco 1953-1975

Language: English + Italian

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Rocca, la légende française du motonautisme

Le chantier Rocca a été l'un des fleurons de l'industrie motonautique française entre 1950 et 1980. Près de 100 000 bateaux sont sortis de ses ateliers situés à Vitry-sur-Seine. Ces bateaux ont fait rêver des centaines de milliers de badauds se promenant au gré des foires et des salons nautiques.
Même s'ils n'ont jamais pu concurrencer les fameux Riva, leur performance et leur charme ont fait la joie de tous leurs propriétaires successifs.

Ce livre raconte l'histoire du chantier, mais aussi l'histoire d'une famille d'origine italienne unie par la même passion. Les passionnés retiendront principalement le nom d'Oreste Rocca, grand coureur, qui raflera tous les titres et sera la coqueluche des médias.
Ce livre est riche de nombreuses illustrations, photographies et documents originaux.

Author:Valère Gaussen
Specs:160 pages, 29 x 24 cm / 11.4 x 9 in, hardback
Illustrations:300 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:ETAI (F, 2016)
ISBN:9791028301453
Rocca, la légende française du motonautisme

Rocca, la légende française du motonautisme

Language: French

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Riva, prestige du yachting (2ème édition)

Riva est au bateau ce que Rolls ou Ferrari symbolisent en automobile. Comme l'extraordinaire ascension de la maison Ferrari dans l'Italie des années 1950, la légende Riva est née de la volonté d'un homme à l'énergie hors du commun.
Carlo Riva a transformé le petit chantier familial en un véritable mythe et ses superbes canots à moteur en acajou verni sont devenus l'apanage des grands de ce monde.

Jamais un objet d'art et de mécanique n'a représenté à ce point l'image de la "jet-set" avec ses stars de cinéma et ses familles princières admirées à Saint-Tropez ou à Portofino. En 1970, Carlo Riva a cédé sa place et les nouveaux dirigeants n'ont eu de cesse de poursuivre son œuvre grâce à la marque exceptionnellement prestigieuse qu'il avait créée.

Très convoité, le chantier Riva est même entré pendant dix ans dans le giron de Rolls-Royce avant de faire partie, du groupe de Norberto Ferretti devenu en janvier 2012 propriété du groupe Chinois SHIG-Weichai. Ses productions actuelles font revivre l'âge d'or du yachting dans un sillage de rêve.

Tous les modèles Riva, de 1946 à nos jours, dont 53 nouveaux bateaux dessinés entre 1970 et 2008 décrits et détaillés, font de cette deuxième édition, révisée et augmentée, un nouvel ouvrage de référence.

Author:Gérald Guetat
Specs:288 pages, 31 x 23.5 cm / 12.2 x 9.25 in, hardback
Illustrations:350 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:ETAI (F, 2015)
ISBN:9791028300616
Riva, prestige du yachting (2ème édition)

Riva, prestige du yachting (2ème édition)

Language: French

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Golden Age of Yachting

The Golden Age of Yachting

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La belle plaisance - 100 ans de yachting classique

La belle plaisance - 100 ans de yachting classique

Constantin Parvulesco | French | hardback | 176 p. | 2010

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