Endeavour Press, 1978

The flatbottomed boat is the wheelbarrow of the sea; it is indispensible. In any shallow bay or creek may be found a flatbottomed boat belonging to some fisherman, or it may be used by somebody who does things on the opposite shore. It may have a centre board and a sail, which will add greatly to its utility, but on the other hand, not wishing to detract from its carrying qualities - perhaps the lowly leeboard it resorted to. In all probability there will be a piece chopped out of the tuck bearing the marks of an outboard bracket, while the gunwale will be smooth all along its upper surface and, opposite each seat, there will be deep well-worn grooves where, over the years, hand lines hve been hauled in...