The Falls of Clyde is an integral part of Hawai‘i maritime history. The 125-year-old vessel is the only surviving full-rigged, four masted ship in the world; the only surviving sail-driven oil tanker; and the only surviving original member of the Matson fleet. Told through the eyes of the sailors and passengers, with many photographs, The Indestructable Square-Rigger Falls of Clyde: 324 Voyages Under Sail takes us along on the ship's voyages as she circles the globe and calls at every continent in the world.

Bob Krauss spearheaded the drive that saved the Falls of Clyde in 1963 through his column in The Honolulu Advertiser. He was a founder of the Hawaii Maritime Center in 1982. When he writes about the Falls of Clyde, it is from 40 years of his friendship with her former first mate and historian, the late Captain Fred Klebingat.

$16.95

isbn 978-1-58178-037-6

softcover, 8.5x11, 156pp.

Available at Bishop Museum's Shop Pacifica (phone 808-848-4158, email at shop@bishopmuseum.org ) and other fine bookstores throughout the islands.

Tags: Bishop Museum Press, Falls of Clyde, maritime history

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