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ISBN10: 1265807922 | ISBN13: 9781265807924

Yacht Design According to Perry (PB), 1st Edition

ISBN10: 1265807922
ISBN13: 9781265807924
By Robert H. Perry

© 2008 Published May 20, 2023

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A great designer offers you a virtuoso tour through the world of sailboats

Bob Perry initiated the trend toward fast voyaging sailboats with his world-famous Valiant 40, which has been in production longer than any other cruising sailboat in history. But Perry is not only a leading yacht designer--he is also an accomplished wordsmith whose blunt, insightful, irreverent, and always entertaining boat reviews have captivated readers of Sailingmagazine for 24 years. This book is vintage Perry, a no-holds-barred tour of the world of yacht design through the benchmark boats of his 30-year career.

Introduction

1 From Sydney, Australia to Ballard, Washington

2 The Apprentice

According to Perry: Comparing Sailboats

3 Valiant Days

According to Perry: The Hull Lines Plan

4Islander Yachts of California

According to Perry: Sheer Lines and Bow Profiles

5CT Yachts and the Ta Chaio Story

According to Perry: Transoms

6An Extended Family of Double-Enders

According to Perry: Stability

7 The Ta Shing Family of Double-Enders

According to Perry: Thoughts on the Cruising Keel

8Cheoy Lee

According to Perry: Full Keels

9Passport Yachts

According to Perry: Draft

10Night Runner

According to Perry: Rig Dimensions and Types

11 Loon

According to Perry: Shortening Sail

12 Yoni

According to Perry: Masts

13A Pair of Chickens

According to Perry: Rigging

14Starbuck and Foxfire, Two California Cruising Sleds

According to Perry: Thoughts on Bows

15Amati

According to Perry: More on Bows

16Three Cruising Sleds

According to Perry: Real-World Bow Evaluations

17Designing Jakatan, a custom 40’6” schooner

Acknowledgments

Recommended Reading

Index

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