For over three hundred years some of the world’s most famous admirals, explorers, buccaneers, and aristocrats captained ships and luxury yachts whose sails were made from the exceptional Coker Canvas - a much sought after sailcloth that became the standard of quality for the British Navy and other countries around the world.  This book explores the history of sailmaking in East Coker and how this global ‘brand’ impacted the local area.

Winner of the Alan Ball Award 2024.

Professor Terry Stevens is a multi-award winning, international, tourism consultant. He has now worked on a wide range of tourism projects in more than 50 countries around the world. In 2019 he received LUXLife accolade as the best tourism destination expert in the world. He has written extensively on all aspects to tourism and is the author ofLandscape WalesandWish You Were Herepublished by Graffeg.

Bucked in the Yarn: an interview with Terry Stevens – Graffeg Books