The Tasmanian Trading Ketch

the long version

"This book traces the evolution of Tasmania's small trading craft, from the 1830's, through till the building of them ceased soon after the Second World War. More importantly it seeks to find out the technique of how these vessels were built, sailed and handled, and to gain an insight into the living and working conditions of a way of life now gone. A major part of the text is made up of transcripts of interviews recorded with men who were there, and make fascinating reading not only for the nautical minded, but for the general reader. The book also contains 15 hull, sail, and construction plans of differing types of Tasmanian built trading vessels".