Year: 1984 Language: English Author: Danny Greene Genre: Handbook Publisher: Seven Seas Press Edition: First ISBN: 0-915160-69-2 Format: PDF & EPUB Quality: Scanned pages Pages count: 262 Description: A boat-design handbook written for the everyday, nonprofessional sailor, it demystifies boat-design terminology 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 terminology and concepts, laced with photos and clear, nontechnical 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. Cruising Sailboat Kinetics will: * Help you understand the performance limits of your boat * Make you conversant with today's boat design terminology * Show you what to look for in your next boat * Give you a true appreciation for the best boat designs Also includes a showcase of 62 of the best cruising sailboat designs with explanations of what makes each special.
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Cruising Sailboat Kinetics
Language: English
Author: Danny Greene
Genre: Handbook
Publisher: Seven Seas Press
Edition: First
ISBN: 0-915160-69-2
Format: PDF & EPUB
Quality: Scanned pages
Pages count: 262
Description: A boat-design handbook written for the everyday, nonprofessional sailor, it demystifies boat-design terminology 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 terminology and concepts, laced with photos and clear, nontechnical 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.
Cruising Sailboat Kinetics will:
* Help you understand the performance limits of your boat
* Make you conversant with today's boat design terminology
* Show you what to look for in your next boat
* Give you a true appreciation for the best boat designs
Also includes a showcase of 62 of the best cruising sailboat designs with explanations of what makes
each special.
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Cruising sailboat kinetics the art, science and magic of cruising boat design
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