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Elements of Yacht Design

by Norman L. Skene

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A practical introduction to yacht-design fundamentals

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A practical introduction to yacht-design fundamentals

Norman L. Skene organizes yacht design around the linked decisions that shape a vessel: displacement, lateral plane, stability, ballast, sail plan, and construction. A thirty-foot cruiser provides the working basis for the book’s calculations, grounding its technical discussion in a consistent design example. Tables are included to streamline detail calculations, while outline drawings and plates support the explanations visually. Although framed as a concise presentation, the material assumes enough technical grounding to follow design calculations and terminology.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Boatbuilding and yacht-design learners seeking an introduction to core design considerations
  • Sailors interested in the technical relationships among hull, ballast, stability, and sail plan
  • Readers comfortable with practical calculations, diagrams, and technical terminology

Themes

Yacht designNaval architectureStability and ballastSail plansBoat construction

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Book overview

The author aims to give 'a concise and practical presentation of the processes involved in designing a modern yacht'.... so that the operations can be grasped by men without a technical education. ...There are chapters on displacement, the lateral plane, design, stability, ballast, the sail plan, and construction. A thirty-foot cruiser is made the basis of the calculations, and a number of tables is appended to abridge the figuring of important details. The book is illustrated with numerous outline drawings and plates. The book will undoubtedly be serviceable to everyone interested in the subject and possessed of enough technical knowledge to understand it. -N. Y. Times
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