Complex sentence: Born in Bristol, Rhode Island, near the waters of Narragansett Bay, son of the noted boat designer, Captain Nathanael Herreshoff, L. Francis Herreshoff was a 20th century boat designer, naval architect, editor and author of books and magazine articles.
Split into simpler sentences: Born in Bristol, Rhode Island, near the waters of Narragansett Bay. He was the son of the noted boat designer, Captain Nathanael Herreshoff, L. Francis Herreshoff was a 20th century boat designer, naval architect, editor and author of books and magazine articles.