Principles of Yacht Design — Third Edition

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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.

Table of Contents

• Preface to Third Edition
• List of Symbols
• Introduction
• Design Methodology
• Preliminary Considerations
• Hull Geometry
• Hydrostatics and Stability
• Hull Design
• Keel and Rudder Design
• Sail and Rig Design
• Balance
• Propeller and Engine
• High Speed Hydrodynamics
• Rig Construction
• Hull Construction
• Materials
• Scantling Determination
• Layout
• Design Evaluation
• References

About the Authors:

Lars Larsson, a naval architect, is a professor of hydrodynamics at Chalmers University of Technology, in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Rolf E. Eliasson, a yacht design and construction engineer specializing in boat structures, runs his own yacht design company.

Principles of Yacht Design — Third Edition