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Principles of Yacht Design

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  1. #1 Levent Gürsan (leventg@garantiinsaat.com.tr)
    November 8, 2009 pm30 6:17 pm

    I’m buiding a sailboat 34feet V.de.stadt with West system.Ihave some problems for example I would like to rise her freeboard to 15cm but I haven’t had any knowledge about center gravity . Thanks to the publisher and writer.Because I calculate this more weight of hull rising .
    Rating: 5 / 5

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  2. #2 Anonymous
    November 8, 2009 pm30 6:52 pm

    This is a very thorough and well structured book and helps a great deal in understanding the principles of boat design.
    Rating: 5 / 5

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  3. #3 Carlos Machado
    November 8, 2009 pm30 7:40 pm

    What can I state more!

    A Bible for all who design or want to understand yacht design
    Rating: 5 / 5

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  4. #4 Brian Trenhaile
    November 8, 2009 pm30 7:45 pm

    This is one of the best modern references on the topic of sailing yacht design. Highly recommended for anyone planing to design a sail boat. I personally would put more emphasis on optimizing the prismatic coefficient as a function of design speed. I would also make the book larger and include more information on power boats, various piping systems and electrical systems.
    Rating: 4 / 5

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  5. #5 Chris H.
    November 8, 2009 pm30 10:04 pm

    This publication can be summed up as a reasonable introduction into conventional “modern” yacht design. However, it seems to be tailored towards amateur boat builders or even the keen sailor. A lot of ground is covered, but it only scratches the surface on many subjects. But perhaps this is all one should expect from a publication that only claims to cover the “principles” of yacht design. In my opinion as a naval architect, the book seems to lack depth and scientific data that could make it an interesting read or reference work for the professional.

    Rating: 3 / 5

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