Tom Dunlop is the author of two books previously published by Vineyard Stories: Schooner: Buildinga Wooden Boat on Martha’s Vineyard (2010) and Morning Glory Farm and the Family That Feeds an Island (2009). He is a former editor of, and current contributing writer to, Martha’s Vineyard Magazine. Tom first recalls seeing the Chappy ferry when he was four and has wanted to write this book ever since.