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MF 105 Margaret Martin / Liveaboard
Sailors Interviews
Number of
Interviews: 9
Dates When Interviews Were Conducted: 1985-1986
Time Period Covered: mid-to-late twentieth century
Principal Interviewer: Margaret Martin
Finding Aides: transcripts
Access Restrictions: #1943
Description: This collection consists of nine interviews with
people who live aboard sailboats, mostly along the coasts of North
Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida, although one interview was
done in Maine. The live-aboard sailors discuss their life histories;
experiences on the sea; design and maintenance of their vessels;
recipes; sea lore; and sea stories (yarns).
1938 Martin, Margaret. (MLS) Spring 1986. Florida: Key Largo.
59 pp. Tapes: 2 hrs. approx. w/ trans. Interviews with Captain
Chic Lawrence and Mrs. Shirley Lawrence about their boat,
the “Luana.” C429, C430
1939 Martin, Margaret. (MLS) Summer 1986. Maine: Steuben. 28
pp. Tape: 40 min. approx. w/ trans. Interview with Hans and Joyce
Vanderschoot about their adventures in the Bahamas as
experienced "live aboard sailors" on their boat, the “Ariel V.”
C431
1943 Martin, Margaret. (MLS) Fall 1985. North Carolina:
Elizabeth City. 25 pp. Tape: 1/2 hr. w/ trans. Interview with
Captain R.E. Gafferty about his British schooner, “Rosa
Lind.” RESTRICTED. C440
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