Product Description

This book contains a detailed history of the Scottish ferry industry during the last 30 years. Many unpublished pictures complement the text together with detailed maps of Scotland. If you are a fan of Scottish Ferries, this book is a must!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #302398 in Books
• Published on: 1999-01-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Customer Reviews

The most redable Scottish ferry book for many years
Sometimes books about ships can be dry, tedious and strictly for the anoraks. Not this one. "In Fair Weather and in Foul" deals with the Scottish ferry scene over the last thirty years in a way which is colourful and interesting for general readers as well as for the committed, and some of them should be. The selection of photographs is excellent and covers all of the Scottish scene including the Clyde, Highlands, Orkney and Shetland and even the wee ferries and boats. Most books of this genre deal with only one geographical area which limits their appeal. The balance of excellent colour photographs with good ones in monochrome is about right and some of the older photographs, as well as the more recent ones, are stunning, showing the various ships in their natural environments in all their glory. And this book will be of interest to tourists and general readers, as its clearly not a technical treatise dealing with the minutiae of the ships themselves. There's also a bit of humour. Did you know that Princess Margaret once took a trip down the Clyde from Glasgow which was extended by 20 minutes because she liked it so much? Did you hear about the Orkney cargo ship which ended up high and dry at the New Year? They're all there.

I think this book will be a must for ship enthusiasts and for Scotophiles everywhere.