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After an apprenticeship as a shipwright restoring Thames barges, he returned to the Mediterranean and the nomadic life of a journeyman boatbuilder. In due course he acquired a French girlfriend – the first of many long-suffering  partners in his adventures – and Charmian, a 75-year-old cutter. In 1990, with a baby son on board, he sailed Charmian up the Helford River in Cornwall, little realising that seven years later this would become the home of his  boatbuilding business, Working Sail.  Luke’s arrival in England coincided with the renewal of interest in traditional boats. Having stumbled on a book about Scillonian pilot cutters, he vowed to build one from scratch. Risking what little money he had on buying timber, he built Eve by himself – almost with his bare hands. Success came gradually, yet to this day remains underpinned by a passionate belief in skills, craftsmanship and values that cannot be quantified in terms of money. Other boats have since  been launched into the Helford – Lizzie May, Agnes, Hesper, Ezra, Tallulah, Amelie Rose, Freja – whose names are a rollcall of some of the most admired boats to have recently been built in Britain.  Working Sail was first published in 2012; since then Luke and his team have built the 65ft Falmouth pilot cutter Pellew, the process being recorded in Christian Topf’s visual and verbal diary From the Loft Floor to the Sea.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49745525211409,"sku":"NGR9781907206658","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1907206655.jpg?v=1751437160"},{"product_id":"working-sail-book-luke-powell-9780957311916","title":"Working Sail","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49946357858577,"sku":"GOR010319146","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50913894727953,"sku":"GOR014119885","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50916227023121,"sku":"GOR009603759","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51141177540881,"sku":"GOR011767951","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0957311915.jpg?v=1751436866"},{"product_id":"quality-meats-book-luke-powell-9781761500381","title":"Quality Meats","description":"The ultimate, friendly guide to making signature smallgoods with more than 90 recipes for enjoying them, from internationally renowned expert Luke Powell (LP's Quality Meats, Bella Brutta pizza).","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":50028479185169,"sku":"NGR9781761500381","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50812060893457,"sku":"GOR014082734","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50823547781393,"sku":"GOR014087305","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ LIKE_NEW \/ SBYB","offer_id":52880151216401,"sku":"CIN1761500384LN","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1761500384.jpg?v=1759226780"},{"product_id":"afghanistan-before-the-wars-book-luke-powell-9781450564762","title":"Afghanistan before the Wars","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51209294643473,"sku":"NIN9781450564762","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1450564763.jpg?v=1751147904"},{"product_id":"luke-powell-asia-highway-book-luke-powell-9783958293274","title":"Luke Powell: Asia Highway","description":"Asia Highway is Luke Powell's photographic examination of Iran and particularly Pakistan, acknowledging the destruction these cultures have undergone while emphasizing the beautiful and good that Powell discovered on his travels. 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