A boat-design handbook written for the everyday, nprofessional sailor, it demystifies boat-design termilogy and concepts and opens up for recreational sailors a new world of understanding why sailboats act the way they do. It explains how boat designers transform sailing dreams and abstract design criteria into today's sleek, functional, three-dimensional craft. The first half of the book is a primer, a beginner's guide to design termilogy and concepts, laced with photos and clear, ntechnical illustrations, while the second half of the book is a heavily illustrated showcase of the best cruising-sailboat designs, including a lengthy explanation of what makes each design special.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Tiller Publishing,US
ISBN-10
1888671084
ISBN-13
9781888671087
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96567807
Product Key Features
Author
Danny Greene
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Inventions & Technology: General Interest
Dimensions
Weight
721g
Height
279mm
Width
215mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
ST. Michaels
Spine
19mm
Content Note
B/w Photos & Illus
Author Biography
Danny Greene is a practicing naval architect and was the technical editor on the staff of Cruising World magazine, where he edited the Designs column for many years. Green lives aboard Brazen, a 32-foot cruising sailboat built to his own design, and has logged over 50,000 cruising miles on a variety of boats, often sailing single-handed.