Delightful story and illustrations which explain the steps in making the Virgin Islands Sloop. This book written by Geoffrey Brooks will help preserve the history of boat making in the Virgin Islands for future generations. Mr. Brooks has done extensive research and worked along side master ship wright to build a sloop. His story and illustrations are from a first hand experience of what he has learned and done personally with Mr. Watson White. Recommended for young and old alike who have a love for boats and the sea to gain knowledge of the dying art on the Virgin Islands. The boat is one of the last known built by master shipwright of the British Virgin Islands, Mr. Watson White.
