Frers passion in print
In 2002, Barry Pickthall wrote an excellent book about the first two generations of Frers active as naval architects. The book was called A Passion for Design and there is truly no other word in the English language that so perfectly describes the emotion that drives this Argentinean family. Passion about sailing, passion about yacht design and passion about the importance of family, writes Ron Valent.
During the building of Recluta, Germán’s daughter Zelmira, herself an interior designer and architect, went to visit her father to find out where he was spending so much time lately. It was in a shed there in Buenos Aires that she saw the beginnings of Recluta for the first time and became inspired by what was happening there. She began to document the process, which has resulted in a remarkable book that gives an extremely personal and emotional insight into this emotive project.
The Story Behind Recluta is a beautiful, co ee table work of art that in words and images describes the obvious pleasure and passion that the Argentinian craftsmen were putting into the yacht and how deeply involved Frers himself was in the boat’s construction. An extremely personal and emotional book that is much more than just the documentation of a build process and possibly for the first time reveals in words and images why yachts have a soul that is tangible and there to see and feel. A must-have for any serious lover of classic yachts.