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Yacht Designs (Tiller Classics)

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I would have given this book 5 stars if not for the barely acceptable print quality. This book displays some of William Gardens finest published design work (IMHO) , so I was expecting that this revised and expanded edition would equal its predecessor (Yacht Designs) in print quality. If you like to study his drawings in detail like I do, you will know what I mean. Oh well, at least I now have a copy, and can throw away my photocopies from the old Yacht Designs library book. The first book is still worth seeking out, the printing was magnificent, as is Yacht Designs 2.

The content of the text and the lovely boats shown in the line drawings make this book worth having. As stated by another reviewer, however, the quality of the print is poor. The abundant lettering and handwritten numbers on the lines drawings, and on the construction drawings, are for the most part unreadable. This makes studying these drawings rather frustrating.

Bill Garden is funny, informative, with a great history of boat design. His "clams Eye View" and line drawings are fantastic!!! I am lucky to own a 45' Bill Garden Yawl, he created some excellant boats and this book is just a few of them