OF BOATS AND BROTHERS:
THE YACHT BUILDING HERRESHOFFS
$29.95 55 minutes DVD
WINNER OF THE GOLD AWARD AT WORLDFEST CHARLESTON
NATIONAL PBS BROADCAST
THE ONLY FILM EXCLUSIVELY ABOUT THE HERRESHOFF BROTHERS
This award winning 55 minute film, chronicles the achievements and relationship of the famed John and Nat Herreshoff. These two determined brothers from Bristol, Rhode Island, overcame all obstacles, including blindness, to earn a world-wide reputation in yacht design and construction.
During the Golden Age of Yachting, the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company designed and built America's fastest and most beautiful boats. This award winning film, presents in an entertaining narrative, the devoted relationship that propelled these brothers to success. You will see interviews with Herreshoff descendants, scholars, and historians. Dramatic period photographs of Herreshoff yachts, combined with stunning footage of today's restored Herreshoff boats racing, and an original musical score, make this documentary a "must have" for any serious yachting enthusiast.
