Carriacou Sloops (2 Volumes In Slipcase)

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Born in Greece, Alexis Andrews moved to London to study photography. In 1985 he sailed to Antigua and hasnt looked back since. Working as a commercial photographer in the yachting industry, his images have been featured in magazines and luxury charter advertising for over three decades. After purchasing an old Carriacou sloop that had sunk in Antigua, he rebuilt the vessel and sailed her back to the Grenadines to meet her creator. This sparked a coffee table book tribute to the last boatbuilders of the islands and the subject of a documentary film, Vanishing Sail, which won seven international festival awards" (issuu website). "There is a small fishing village in the Grenadine island Carriacou called Windward. It is inhabited by a thrifty and resourceful group of people with mixed ancestry of Scotts, Creole and African. From 1830-1970 Carriacou was responsible for launching more sloops and schooners than anywhere else in the lesser Antilles. Under a hot sun on the beach at Windward i

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