Title: Vanishing Ways
Description: There is a small fishing village in the Grenadine island Carriacou called Windward. It is inhabited by a thrifty and resourceful group of people with mixed ancestry of Scotts, Creole and African. From 1830-1970 Carriacou was responsible for launching more sloops and schooners than anywhere else in the lesser Antilles. Under a hot sun on the beach at Windward it is still possible to hear the thud of caulking mallets on wooden hulls. This is one of the last remaining places in the eastern Caribbean where men persist in building, sailing, fishing and racing their island craft without engines or a single item of electronic gear. This book is a tribute to their vanishing ways. - Jacket flap.