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Bob spent his life with boats, sailing them, drawing them, restoring them, and, whenever possible, taking lines off them. His plans and drawings are a reflection of his love and understanding of design and of the sea.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaynard Bray, Founding Director- Preservation Shipyard, Mystic Seaport and editor for \u003ci\u003eWoodenBoat\u003c\/i\u003e: \"Bob, more than most people, had a real feel for the way of old time boat builders and designers and understood that proportion, shape, and simplicity have everything to do with grace and beauty. Because he had owned, studied, sailed and repaired a number of old Southern New England small craft, Bob was the authority on how they are rigged and painted.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeter Vermilya, Creator of Small Craft, Mystic Seaport: \"Bob was an artist and a craftsman of the highest order, and his interests and talents are evident in his work. 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It is a purpose of this book to allow that possibility by presenting evidence of Francis Herreshoff's genius for public judgment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a young man, Mr. Taylor was acquainted with Mr. Herreshoff. As the founder of International Marine Publishing Company, he published Herreshoff's \u003ci\u003eSensible Cruising Designs\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAn L. Francis Herreshoff Reader\u003c\/i\u003e. Taylor is a professional mariner with unusually wide experience, including a working familiarity with boats built to many of Herreshoff's designs. He is the author of seven books on yacht design and seamanship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMystic Seaport commissioned Taylor to write Herreshoff's biography and made available to him the L. Francis Herreshoff Collection at the Museum. 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