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Synopsis
"This book is deeply fascinating...a must." -- Classic Boat
Principles of Yacht Design is the authority on planning and creating your desired yacht. Inside you will find all the essentials, including:
- Design methodology and considerations
- The yacht's specifications
- Hull geometry, including lines plans and computer aided design (CAD)
- Hydrostatics and stability in waves and calm
- Hull design
- Keel and rudder design
- Sail and rig design
- Balance
- Propeller and engine characteristics
- High-speed powerboat hydrodynamics
- Hull construction considerations for sail and power
- Rig calculations
- ISO standards for dimensioning
- Cockpit, deck, and cabin layout
- Weight calculations
- Design evaluation, performance prediction, experimental techniques, and computational fluid dynamics
"A classic." -- Cruising World
"A sound and up to date manual of yacht design . . .a classic in its field" -- Practical Boat Owner
"A definitive work on yacht design." -- Cruising
"Ideal for budding designers and mathematically-minded yachtsmen." -- Yachting Monthly
"The standard book on the subject." -- Yachting Life
"Covers every aspect of the yacht design process." -- IBI magazine
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About the Author
Lars Larsson, a naval architect, is Professor of Hydrodynamics at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. He is also president of Flowtech International and was for 18 years a scientist at SSPA Maritime Consulting. He has written 100 papers on computational fluid dynamics and has taught both academic and public courses on yacht design. A lifelong sailor, he has been a consultant to the Swedish Olympic Sailing Team and three America's Cup teams.
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Principles of Yacht Design: Fourth Edition
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International Marine/McGraw Hill, 2014
ISBN 10: 0071826408
ISBN 13: 9780071826402
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Condition: Very Good. Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 352 page, illustrated throughout. A comprehensive guide covering all aspects of designing and creating your dream yacht, from hull geometry to sail rigging and performance evaluation. Principles of Yacht Design has established itself as the standard book on the subject for practicing designers, naval architecture students, discerning boat owners as well as the boatbuilding industry as a whole. The fourth edition is completely revised and expanded and follows the design from scratch of a completely new yacht including all new computer-generated explanatory illustrations. As such, it examines every aspect of the process of yacht and powerboat design. The authors have used a newly designed 41 foot performance cruiser to demonstrate the practical application of yacht design theory. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean, like new. Record # 472264. Seller Inventory # 472264
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Principles of Yacht Design
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ISBN 10: 0071826408
ISBN 13: 9780071826402
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 4th Edition. 352 pp. Book/dust jacket condition: Fine/NF. 1st Ed., 1st Printing/First Edition, First Printing. Dated (2007)/inscribed by author on title page. All orders are processed and shipped from MI or WI, USA. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 008699
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Principles of Yacht Design
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ISBN 10: 0071826408
ISBN 13: 9780071826402
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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages. Fourth Edition. Seller Inventory # 1513773