In the Wake of the Dhow: The Arabian Gulf and Oman Paperback – April 1, 2009

If you're looking for a book on boats in the Persian/Arabian Gulf, this is a great one because it has all of the variations on boats that occur throughout the region. You're not getting generic words, but specific ones, used in particular ports.

A THOROUGH AND SCHOLARLY ACCOUNT OF DHOW CULTURE BASED ON EXTENSIVE FIELDWORK.LACKS IN NAVAL ARCHITECTURAL PRECISION AND PRACTICAL SAILING EXPERTISE. OFFERS DETAILED SURVEY ON TAXONOMIC CLASSIFICATION OF DIFFERENT DHOW TYPES.ALSO BRIEFLY ADDRESSES INDO-PAKISTANI DESIGNED DHOWS SUCH AS KUTIYYA (KOTIA).THE BOOK IS A VALUABLE AND PROFESSIONAL WORK WITH THE ADVANTAGE OF HAVING BEEN WRITTEN BY A READER IN ARABIC.A NOTABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE PRESERVATION OF THE LEGACY OF THE DHOW.

Bought as a present for my brother-in-law, it was well received.