The Wianno Senior Story will fascinate anyone interested in the history of American small-boat racing and of Cape Cod. Designed and built by the Crosbys of Osterville, the Wianno Senior was first launched in 1914. With its centerboard and gaff rig, the boat soon proved perfectly adapted to the shallow, current-swept waters of Nantucket Sound. Now, a hundred years later, the Wianno Senior is still flourishing, among the longest-lived one-designs in America. Many are familiar with the boat because President John F. Kennedy owned one. But that's just one aspect of this wide-ranging, centennial history. Here is the Wianno Senior seen through the eyes of a writer widely recognized for his devotion to the history of American yachting and small craft, his careful research, and his storytelling skills. The book is profusely illustrated with important historical images and the photographs of several of today's most accomplished yachting photographers.

Stan Grayson is a writer widely known for his books and articles about American yachting and small-craft history and the American marine engine and automobile industries. His work has appeared in Automobile Quarterly, Nautical Quarterly, and WoodenBoat, among other publications. Among his best-known works are Cape Cod Catboats; Ferrari, the Man, the Machines; Beautiful Engines; and the WoodenBoat article "The Musketaquid Mystery: In Search of Thoreau's Boat." Stan lives in Marblehead, Massachusetts.