Cruising Sailboat Kinetics
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (713 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1888671084 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Green lives aboard Brazen, a 32-foot cruising sailboat built to his own design, and has logged more than 50,000 cruising miles on a variety of boats, often sailing singlehanded.. Danny Greene is a practicing naval architect and was the technical editor on the staff of Cruising World magazine, where he edited the "Designs" column for many years
The first half of the book is a primer, a beginner's guide to design terminology and concepts, laced with photos and clear, nontechnical illustrations, while the second half of the book is a heavily illustrated showcase of the best cruising-sailboat designs, including a lengthy explanation of what makes each design special.. It explains how boat designers transform sailing dreams and abstract design criteria into today's sleek, functional, three-dimensional craft. A boat-design handbook written for the everyday, nonprofessional sailor, it demystifies boat-design terminology and concepts and opens up for recreational sailors a new world of understanding why sailboats act the way they do
About the AuthorDanny Greene is a practicing naval architect and was the technical editor on the staff of Cruising World magazine, where he edited the "Designs" column for many years. Green lives aboard Brazen, a 32-foot cruising sailboat built to his own design, and has logged more than 50,000 cruising miles on a variety of boats, often sailing singlehanded.