Wooden Boats, Iron Men

The Halvorsen Story

Author: Randi Svensen

The author, granddaughter of Lars Halvorsen, traces a family saga from 19th century Norwqay and 20th century Australia, and a boat building tradition, which sets the global mark for design and craftsmenship.

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Summary

Description

The Halverson name is synonymous with boats designed with beautiful balanced lines, and performance to match but also with idyllic holidays afloat in rented motor cruisers with the winning Halvorsen brothers' superb racing yachts, Peer Gynt, Anitra V and Freya and with the boats of World War II - fast 38s, 62s and Fairmiles, and the motor cruiser that sank the Japanese mini submarine in Sydney Harbour.

Product Details

Publisher

Halstead Press

Published

1st February 2005

Pages

192

ISBN

9781920831110

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19 Jun, 2018

I really enjoyed reading the book - it brought back a lot of memories and is very well written. An excellent book!
I also received the book in the timeframe you indicated.
By Roy

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