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...comparatively few U.S. citizens are able to afford big, custombuilt yachts. Over the past fifteen years, three of the nation's famed yacht yards - Herreshoff, Lawley's, Robert Jacobs - have shut down. Last week Nevins announced that it, too, will close, a casualty to foreign competition (mostly German and Dutch) and income taxes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MODERN LIVING: As Idle as a Painted Ship | 7/12/1954 | See Source »

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