page_title: Bill & Laurel Cooper
hierarchical_section_title: Bill & Laurel Cooper
caption_attribution_description: English: Sailing barge Hosanna, by Laurel Cooper
context_page_description: Until Bill's death, Bill & Laurel Cooper were a married couple who were successful co-authors of several nautical books and travelogues. For a record number of decades, they lived afloat on a succession of boats, including a ketch sailing boat, a Dutch barge, and a motor boat of their own design.
context_section_description: Until Bill's death, Bill & Laurel Cooper were a married couple who were successful co-authors of several nautical books and travelogues. For a record number of decades, they lived afloat on a succession of boats, including a ketch sailing boat, a Dutch barge, and a motor boat of their own design.
caption: Sailing barge "Hosanna", drawn by Laurel Cooper. The remains are visible of the foremast, lost in a storm.