Yacht Design According to Perry (PB)
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.

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Yacht Design According to Perry (PB)
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.

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Yacht Design According to Perry (PB)

Yacht Design According to Perry (PB)

by Robert H. Perry
Yacht Design According to Perry (PB)

Yacht Design According to Perry (PB)

by Robert H. Perry

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Overview

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.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781265807924
Publisher: McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date: 06/10/2023
Pages: 288
Product dimensions: 8.50(w) x (h) x 11.00(d)

About the Author

Bob Perry’s body of work has established him as one of the world leaders in performance-oriented cruising yachts.Thanks to his sharp wit and critical insights, his popular yacht design reviews have appeared in Sailing magazine monthly for 24 years.

Table of Contents

Introduction1 From Sydney, Australia to Ballard, Washington2 The ApprenticeAccording to Perry: Comparing Sailboats 3 Valiant DaysAccording to Perry: The Hull Lines Plan 4Islander Yachts of CaliforniaAccording to Perry: Sheer Lines and Bow Profiles 5CT Yachts and the Ta Chaio StoryAccording to Perry: Transoms6An Extended Family of Double-EndersAccording to Perry: Stability 7 The Ta Shing Family of Double-EndersAccording to Perry: Thoughts on the Cruising Keel 8Cheoy LeeAccording to Perry: Full Keels 9Passport YachtsAccording to Perry: Draft10Night RunnerAccording to Perry: Rig Dimensions and Types11 LoonAccording to Perry: Shortening Sail12 YoniAccording to Perry: Masts 13A Pair of ChickensAccording to Perry: Rigging 14Starbuck and Foxfire, Two California Cruising SledsAccording to Perry: Thoughts on Bows15AmatiAccording to Perry: More on Bows 16Three Cruising SledsAccording to Perry: Real-World Bow Evaluations17Designing Jakatan, a custom 40’6” schoonerAcknowledgmentsRecommended ReadingIndex
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