Wooden Boats for Blue Water Sailors Philosophy in Sailing, Design and Construction By Alfie Sanford Great Wave Books 214 pgs. The great legacy of wooden sailing yachts is clear. From Slocum’s Spray to the various well-known Herreshoff designs to Bermuda racers like Dorade, wooden boats led the way. Now, of course, fiberglass, carbon fiber and even more exotic materials are regularly employed in race boats and yachts. Yet, Alfie Sanford, the author of Wooden Boats for Blue Water Sailors, makes the case that wood, when allied with epoxy in the cold molding technique, is still a viable material for use…