- Hardcover: 288 pages
- Publisher: WW Norton; 1 edition (Jun 1 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 039304646X
- ISBN-13: 978-0393046465
- Product Dimensions: 25.7 x 19.8 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #548,945 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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WoodenBoat Review, January/February 1999
The basics of yacht design and then some; intended for the serious sailor seeking a better understanding, with emphasis on modern yachts and principles; clear, concise drawings and diagrams.
Blue Water Sailing, November/December 1998
This is perhaps the most useful book on sailboat design since Ted Brewer's delightfully readable "Understanding Boat Design"...Killing's text is supported by terrific artwork on every page guaranteed to make the learning process as visual as it is cerebral....The next time your eyes glaze over three paragraphs into yet another technical boat review, reach over and grab this little nugget. It works better than Visine.
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The focal point of the design process, the hull is where all considerations of performance, practicality, and style and begin and end. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
The focal point of the design process, the hull is where all considerations of performance, practicality, and style and begin and end. Read the first page
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This review is from: Yacht Design Explained (Hardcover)
Well thought out and informative. The author strikes a solid balance between being two technical and glossing over the subject material.The graphs, and illustrations are of high quality. I found this book very helpfull in discovering some of the things needed to design a performance yacht.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A very well balanced explanation of yacht design,
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This review is from: Yacht Design Explained (Hardcover)
Steve Killing and Douglas Hunter present a very well written and beautifully presented analysis of the historic and technical aspects of yacht design, and many the tricks of the trade in designing safe, fast and reliable yachts. Using many diagrams and examples, the authors introduce you to the basics of designing fast racing sailboats and present the challenges faced by contemporary yacht designers in achieving a good balance between safety and speed. You will get to know most of the aspects of designing a sailboat, from hull design, speed predictions, stability, rigging, proper ballasting and keel design. You will be introduced to the use of coefficients which allow the comparison of different yachts in terms of relative weight for a given length, the sail area relative to displacement, etc. Full with interesting details it is a delightful book to read and a very useful reference source. A great starting book on the subject.
5.0 out of 5 stars
For anyone who wants to know how sailboat design works,
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This review is from: Yacht Design Explained (Hardcover)
This is a book written by a knowledgable and experienced designer, Steve Killing, who understood his audience to be the average person. You don't really even have to know how to sail to appreciate this book (but I'd suggest it). It's well written and the diagrams are perhaps the best I've seen in a boat book.On the downside the editing of the book places diagrams occasionally two pages away from the text that details it. This does is disturb the flow of the topic you are deep in the middle of. Plus, some interesting topics (such as adjustable backstays) are given a very light overview, and some (like bulkhead/hull/deck joint mechanics) are not covered at all. Basically, it's a book about performance yacht design. That means it is primarily focused on the sailing aspects or hulls, and rigging, and keels, as opposed to liveability, or pure structural tradeoffs in yacht building. That said, I've read it twice already, which for me is a rarity. Buy this book! -thaw-
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