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The Sharpie Book Review

To coin a phrase, Parkers designs are "so salty they make your eyes rust"
GRP and the prejudice of the yachting community relegated the sharpie to history. Plywood and epoxy have brought it back.
Parker and Bolger are probably the pre-eminent living exponents of sharpie design, but whilst Bolger has taken years to get to the minimalist essence of what exactly a boat is, Parker has taken a wonderfully simple concept and imbued it with the grace and beauty of ages. To put it simply, he has an eye for a line.
If you have always wanted to build your own yacht, want it to look stunning, but don't have ten years up your sleeve to build "the old way" this book contains everything you need to build any of the designs described and will even tell you how to sail them. For the armchair builder the food for thought is immense and will have you sailing south to a Pacific paradise within hours. For the real builder, be warned, the text is infectious, but all designs need to be lofted full size (have a BIG lounge and an understanding wife), you will need a magnifying glass to read all of the details (or buy the plans from Parker Marine) and if you don't know a toe rail from an inwale I would recommend buying Bolgers book or Fred Binghams book on boat joinery first (better still buy all three).
To sum up, it is a one stop shop for a type of yacht forgotten by too many, but sharpies are not for everybody. They suit the sailor looking for simplicity, low cost, performance and style and who is happy to work within a few basic limitations of the flat bottomed boat - limited headroom, higher centre of gravity and relatively low mass.

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