This book tells the stories of more than 750 craft, almost without exception privately owned, built by professional and non-professional boat builders and launched from the banks of the Tamar River. Racing abilities and tales of extended cruises are on record along with outstanding racing successes in Tasmanian coastal and Bass Strait waters. Inevitably there is also recorded for a few their loss through foundering or other sad circumstance. In addition there are items of historical interest about the River itself, together with old and pertinent papers, and photographs depicting varying sailing rig and styles of motor launches." (DemoStoreChrisLandsInc). Signed by the Author on the title page. First edition. Index. Bibliography. Cream boards with grey lettering. Pictorial dust jacket. Pictorial endpapers. No bumping. Illustrated in b&w ; colour frontispiece ; colour foldout map of Tamar River included. Firm binding