- Joel White
Joel White (1930-1997), the son of
author E. B. White and New Yorker Magazine editorKatharine Sergeant Angell White , was a renowned U.S.naval architect known for his classic and beautiful designs including the W-Class of boats. Two W boats were posthumously built by Rockport Marine and Brooklin Boat Yard for Donald Tofias. They were christened "White Wings" and "Wild Horses". White's life and character were chronicled in the book "A Unit of Water, A Unit of Time" by Douglass Whynott. He died in 1997 inBrooklin, Maine oflung cancer . His widow, Allene White, still lives in Brooklin along with two of his sons and their families.Further reading
* "Joel White: Boatbuilder / designer / sailor". By Bill Mayher and Maynard Bray. Noah Publishing Company. May 2002 ISBN 978-0960896400
* "A Unit of Water a Unit of Time: Joel White's Last Boat". By Douglas Whynott. Washington Square Press. May 1, 2000. ISBN 978-0671785260
External links
* [http://www.practicalboats.com/Boats-Designed-By-Joel-White.htm Practical Boats - Boats designed by Joel White] A collection of of links to photos of great Joel Whites boats found on the web
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