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Cruising Sailboat Kinetics |
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Written for the everyday sailor who wants to understand why sailboats act the way they do. Includes 62 cruising boat designs.
Table of Contents:
Understanding Weight and Buoyancy
Introducing the Lines Plan
The Basics of Transverse Stability
Speed and Resistance Explained
A Primer on Course Stability
A Look at Cruising Hull Types
Sail Plan Fundamentals
The Rudiments of Interior Arrangement
Deck Arrangement Principles
A Survey of Construction Materials & Techniques
Toward Developing a Critical Eye
Celebrating the Best of a Decade of Cruising Boat Design
256 pp., softcover
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