{"product_id":"9781948346252","title":"From Beaton's to Beach Haven: A Cat Ghost Bh G","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe present book focuses on a twenty-eight foot wooden\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCatboot called Ghost. She belongs to a class of boats\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eunique to Bornegat Boy in New Jersey. The class\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eoriginated in 1922 and by 1924 was recognized as\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea racing class under the name A Cat. The class was\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eseriously affected by the Great Depression, but it survived\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand began a renaissance in 1980, when David Beoton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand Sons built Wasp, a new A Cat, following plans\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edating to i923. Ghost was Beaton's second A Cat and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewas an immediate success. Not only did she win seven\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econsecutive Bay championships, 1994-2000 but also\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eexhibited extraordinary craftsmanship. We might say\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat Ghost was and remains a paradigm of excellence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein the construction oi wooden boats. Happily the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebuilding process was photographed in detail and is now\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erecorded in book form. Photos paired with explanation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etake the reader from making patterns and preparing the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewoodshop to a celebratory launch at Beaton's rigging\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edock. That is followed by an account of Ghost’s initial\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edisaster on the race course, a remarkable recovery and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethen twenty-two years of continuous competition. What\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emade Ghost fast on the race course and what did not\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ework are recorded for the reader's consideration. The\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econclusion focuses on Ghost’s new home at the New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJersey Maritime Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Window Press Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47063817060592,"sku":"9781948346252","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781948346252_p0.jpg?v=1763802169","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781948346252","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}