Full Description
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.
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
