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Compiled by the governing body of U.S. ocean racing and sailing, this book belongs aboard every offshore cruising boat and its recommendations in the head of every serious cruiser.
[US Sailing, Portsmouth, RI, USA]
One builder of full-keel designs talks about the virtues of the traditional design and construction features of these boats. Whether you agree with everything or not, this gives good coverage of a lot of issues.
[Sam L. Morse Company, Costa Mesa, CA, USA]
Explanation of key ratios and factors used to predict hull characteristics and performance, illustrating each with his plots of the values for over 700 boats.
[John Holtrop, Ridgecrest, CA, USA]
Cruising designs vary in their ability to recover from a capsize. Details of the European Union′s Stability Index, which measures the dynamic (not just static) stability of a ballasted sailing monohull, are explained. 10 pages with diagrams.
[Professional BoatBuilder, February 2003]
Some features of a boat are attractive for one type of cruising but limiting or even dangerous for others: interior arrangements, cockpits, sail plans, and hull shapes are discussed briefly.
[SailNet, 14 April 2003]
An interesting 18-page discussion of the design choices this builder has made in displacement, fiberglass laminates and resins, and certain details of their boats.
[Baltic Yachts Ltd., Bosund, Pietarsaari, Finland]
Plug in your boat′s dimensions and these pages will calculate maximum hull speed, capsize resistance, angle of vanishing stability, sail area to displacement ratio, displacement to length ratio, and motion comfort ratio.
[US Sailing, Portsmouth, RI, USA]
Probably the most complete list of sailboat measurement ratios, with methods of easement, and explanations of the significance of each. Includes sources and references, with some HP-41 calculator programs to calculate some of the ratios.
[Pyxis, Pearson 26, USA]
Ultra Light Displacement Boats can weigh half what a conventional displacement hull does, exhibit twice the cruising speed , are easier to handle and less expensive for their size. The author talks about the downside to all this and his ideas for curing them.
[Bray Yacht Design and Research Ltd., White Rock, BC, Canada]
One of the best resources on the web for familiarizing yourself with sailboat designs, getting answers to design questions, and looking over lots of professional and amateur designs. Forums include designs, design software, education, services, and several others on the building process.
[Boat Design Net, Beaver Island, MI, USA]
When talking about cruising boats, what do we really mean by performance? Straight-line speed? Tacking angles? Fuel and freshwater capacity? Heavy weather ability?
George Day
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