Principles of Yacht Design (Hardcover)

by Lars Larsson (Author), Rolf Eliasson (Author)

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"... [In] sailboat design, Principles is more detailed and up-to-date than Skene's and a copy belongs in the collection af any aspiring designer." -- Soundings

"... essential in understaning the new era in yacht design." -- WoodenBoat

"Whereas Skene's remains a great primer on design basics-Prinicples of Yacht Design goes far beyond-this one is bound to become a classic." -- Cruising World --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description

Create your desired yacht with help from this yacht-design bible

This handsome edition of Principles of Yacht Design--the accepted standard yacht-design reference for boat owners, designers, and builders--is updated throughout, particularly the calculations of hull and deck thicknesses, or scantlings. Its new two-color format makes it easier for you to use its many elegant illustrations.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 368 pages
• Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press; 3 edition (May 24, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071487697
• ISBN-13: 978-0071487696
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 7.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #147,625 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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24 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Too narrow a focus and a very poor index., March 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Principles of Yacht Design (Hardcover)

This book focuses almost exclusively on modern, fin keel, canoe body, racing/cruising sailing yachts, with sloop rigs. There is little to interest those whose tastes run more to traditional designs or rigs, multihulls, or anything out of the ordinary. Much space is devoted to the hydrodynamics of fin keels and rudders, and as presented it is reasonably accessable/understandable to the average reader. All the mathmatics in the book is left out of the main text, and presented instead in separate boxes, a very nice arrangement. The index is poor, to the point of atrocious. I never seemed to be able to easily find what I was looking for.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly detailed and technical analysis of yacht design, January 30, 2003

By	Juan Lleras "Juan Manuel LLeras" (Bogotá, Colombia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Principles of Yacht Design (Hardcover)

Larsson and Eliasson present - in detail - the engineering and naval architecture processes that a yacht designer should use in designing a seaworthy yacht. The book presents, as an example, the design -from scratch- of a 40 ft. cruising sloop. Every aspect of yacht design is covered: hull shape, speed, friction, displacement, stability, dynamic stability, rigging, construction, interior design ergonomics, deck design, scantlings, standards, etc.
Typical of an engineering book, the style is factual and dry. Some people may find it lacks the poetry of other books.

Specially attractive is the presentation of formulas in separate boxes. Be prepared, however, to get acquainted with metric units, and engineering terms and formulas.
This is probably the most serious book on the subject of the yacht design. The only possible deficiencies are that motor yacht design is not specifically covered, and that emphasis is placed in the design of safe cruising sailboats rather than high performance racing boats. Despite these omissions, there is no doubt this book is a MUST for anyone really interested in the subject of designing a boat, specially if it is a sailboat.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars very good reference, March 26, 1998

By	Robert Michaelson (Md, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Principles of Yacht Design (Hardcover)

As a formerly trained naval architect, this book answers the questions about yacht design practice that were not covered in my education. In simple language, it supplies the basic knowledge of current yacht design principles in a way which most sailors will understand, yet it gives enough technical background that an engineer can put the information to use. Very good reference (I have no connection with the authors or publishers).