Principles of Yacht Design: Fourth Edition
by: Lars Larsson, Rolf Eliasson, Michal Orych

Hardcover. International Marine/McGraw Hill, 4th Ed., 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 352 page, illustrated throughout. A comprehensive guide covering all aspects of designing and creating your dream yacht, from hull geometry to sail rigging and performance evaluation. Principles of Yacht Design has established itself as the standard book on the subject for practicing designers, naval architecture students, discerning boat owners as well as the boatbuilding industry as a whole. The fourth edition is completely revised and expanded and follows the design from scratch of a completely new yacht including all new computer-generated explanatory illustrations. As such, it examines every aspect of the process of yacht and powerboat design. The authors have used a newly designed 41 foot performance cruiser to demonstrate the practical application of yacht design theory. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean, like new.