{"product_id":"vencedor","title":"Vencedor","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubtitled \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-extra-large\" id=\"productTitle\"\u003eThe Story of a Great Yacht and of an Unsung Herreshoff Hero in the Golden Age of Yachting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eVencedor\u003c\/em\u003e, a 63-foot cutter, was built in Wisconsin by the Racine Boat Manufacturing Company, which had hired Poekel away from the renowned Herreshoff Manufacturing Company of Bristol, Rhode Island, where he had been chief draftsman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this account of an era of heated competition lies subtext of a question the author (Thorvald Poekel’s great-grandson) has long wondered about.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring his tenure with Herreshoff, the company made some of the fastest and most famous yachts in the world. Although Herreshoff signed almost all plans, the name of T. S. Poekel appears on several. \u003cem\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e and newspapers in Racine reported that Mr. Poekel had been the real designer of \u003cem\u003eDefender\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNiagara\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eVigilant\u003c\/em\u003e. As you might imagine, that claim did not go unchallenged\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVencedor examines the question: Did he or didn’t he?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover, 288 pp.,  Trim: 6½ x 9½ \u003cbr\u003e by Charles Axel Poekel, Jr. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCover art from a Patrick O'Brien painting\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd, for those of you who keep track of such things, this book has been published by a revived label, note nautical publishing house called  Sheridan House. No doubt Sheridan House founder Lothar Simon is smiling down upon his imprint's revival.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Globe Pequot\/DEB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41055243501736,"sku":"300-933","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0053\/4098\/7482\/products\/Vencedor-fc.jpg?v=1632741142","url":"https:\/\/www.woodenboatstore.sbs\/products\/vencedor","provider":"The WoodenBoat Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}