Ferenc mate biography of williams

PERSONAL:

Born 1945, in Hungary; immigrated to Canada; married; wife's name Candace (a photographer and artist); children: Peter.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Tuscany, Italy.

CAREER:

Author.

Has worked a variety of jobs, including boat builder, deckhand, railroad worker, photographer, and book editor.

WRITINGS:

From a Bare Hull: How to Build a Sailboat (self-published), illustrated by wife, Candace Máté, 1977, revised edition published as From a Bare Hull, Albatross Publishing House (London, England), 1983.

Waterhouses: The Romantic Alternative, Albatross Publishing House (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), 1977.

The Finely Fitted Yacht: The Boat Improvement Manual, two volumes, illustrated by Candace Máté, Albatross Publishing House (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), 1979.

Best Boats to Build or Buy, Albatross Publishing House (West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), 1982.

Shipshape: The Art of Sailboat Maintenance, illustrated by Candace