This award-winning documentary film chronicles the accomplishments and relationship of John and Nathanael Herreshoff. These determined brothers overcame all obstacles, including blindness, to earn a worldwide reputation in yacht design and construction.
Of Boats and Brothers: The Yacht Building Herreshoffs is of 0 hour(s) and 55 minute(s). It is Produced By: Third Wave Productions. It was released on 1995-04-04.
Genres: Documentary
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