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A study of yacht design, with special emphasis on the search for speed and its relationship to seaworthiness. The author discusses the history of rating rules and their effect on yacht design, the motion of a boat in a seaway, stability and its effects on safety, directional stability and steering, survival tactics, and more.
Table of Contents:
The Nature of the Problem
Seaworthiness and Safety at Sea
The Effect of Rating Rules on Yacht Design
Boat Motion in a Seaway
Stability and its Effects on Safety
Effect of the Rating Rule (IOR) on Hydrostatic Stability
Stability in a Seaway - Part 1
Rolling Induced by Waves
Damping - Protection Against Rough Sea
Stability in a Seaway - Part 2
Effect of Heaving Motion on Capsize Probability
Rolling Inflicted by Rudder Action
Dynamic Metacentric Stability
Effects of the Design Features on Seaworthiness
Directional Stability and Steering
Survival Tactics
372 pp., hardcover
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