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Title: Pacific Motor Boat [Magazine] February [Feb] 1950, Vol. 42, No. 2 - Miss Seattle Cover Photo
Description: Seattle, WA: Miller Freeman Publications, 1950. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Illustrated by Willis, Mary. Features: Great cover photo of Miss Seattle speeding across Lake Washington at over 100 mph. Features: Cruising Mexican Waters - From the Sea of Cortes to Acapulco - Part II; Seattle Bids for Harmsworth Trophy race - Stanley S. Sayres' Miss Seattle is groomed as a possible 1950 defender of the international trophy - article with photos of Sayres and his boat; Coasting Home the Hard Way - Clarence E. Walter describes his solo voyage of 1188 miles, from San Pedro to Olympia, with two LCVPs (article with photos of Walter and his converted LCVP, Thomas Kestle); Duwamish - The World's Most Powerful Fireboat - article with photos; Remote Ocean Falls, B.C. Yacht Club - article with photo; New Sardine Research Vessels - the Crest, Horizon, and Yellowfin study the life cycle of the Sardine - article with photos; NCPCA Honors Cruiser Skippers; Julie - A Model Craft for Judge John J. Miller; "Perhaps You Might Fish a Man Out of the Drink" - A Story of Flotilla 21 - USCGA; Imperial Makes Her Last Mail Delivery to Communities on the Columbia River - article with photo; Mourning the Loss of the old "S.S.Tacoma"; Pleasure and Commercial Boat Plans; Two 28-Foot Chris-Craft Patrol Boats Equipped for S.E. Alaska Waters - article with photos; and more. 52 pages. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of photos. Printed upon glossy stock. Numerous fantastic vintage ads. Unmarked with moderate wear. A well-preserved copy of this excellent vintage issue.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Pacific Motor Boat Magazine, Miss Seattle, Stanley Sayres, Hydroplane racing, Ocean Falls - Yacht Club, Cruising Mexican Waters, Harmsworth Trophy, Stanley S. Sayres, Miss Seattle, Clarence E. Walter, LCVP, Thomas Kestle, Duwamish, Fireboats, Sardine Res. Good .

Keywords: . Nautical Back Issues

Price: US$ 395.00 Seller: RareNonFiction.com - Rare Books and Vintage Magazines
- Book number: 653h5118