Description
Luke Powell has almost single-handedly pioneered a revival in the building of traditional pilot cutters in Great
Britain; he also has a flair for storytelling, both when looking back over a rich if unconventional life lived to
the full, and when describing the long struggle to win acceptance for the wooden boats on which he estab-lished his reputation. Working Sail first appeared in 2012 and features all eight of the Scillonian pilot cutters
Luke and his team built at Gweek on the Helford River; it is the ‘prequel’ to From the Loft Floor to the Sea.; 265 x 240mm, 240 pages, colour & mono photos throughout. Hardcover with sewn
Britain; he also has a flair for storytelling, both when looking back over a rich if unconventional life lived to
the full, and when describing the long struggle to win acceptance for the wooden boats on which he estab-lished his reputation. Working Sail first appeared in 2012 and features all eight of the Scillonian pilot cutters
Luke and his team built at Gweek on the Helford River; it is the ‘prequel’ to From the Loft Floor to the Sea.; 265 x 240mm, 240 pages, colour & mono photos throughout. Hardcover with sewn