Celebrating Traditional Boats: Glorious Brest

Nigel Pert & Dan Houston

Sea Vista

£17.80

As we approach the end of 2020 we may look back at the festival summer that wasn’t and wonder whether such joyous gatherings will ever return. When this book was being planned, cancellation of the 4-yearly Brest Festival with 2000 vessels, 10,000 crew, 100,000 visitors probably seemed unthinkable. Many enthusiasts would already have structured their summer holidays around their festival attendance and for the owners of historic ships and associated maritime exhibitors, the economic impact will have been hard to bear. Perhaps Nigel Pert’s vivid photos and Dan Houston’s emotive words will offer a bridge between past and future festivals. The text is in both French and English: so is it goodbye or only au revoir?