yacht design handbook pdf

YACHT DESIGN HANDBOOK

An excellent and useful publication prepared by the expert in boatbuilding to serve as a practical tool for any students of yacht design and any other people with the interest in yachtbuilding and boatbuilding, who will definitely find this volume a very enjoyable and interesting reading. It will provide all necessary theoretical and practical information for those who wish to learn more about yacht design and construction.

The publication covers all important aspects of yacht design and gives numerous valuable suggestions and even some useful trade-related tricks. The author of the volume explains the very basics of the yacht design to the readers and leads them through all stages of designing yachts, step-by-step. Moreover, one of the chapters of the book is solely dedicated to the twenty-one yacht design principles worked out by the author. Some necessary supplementary information like conversion tables has also been included in the volume. The book starts with the chapters covering the design and planning of hulls, touching the math and followed by stability and propulsion matters.

The materials that yachts are constructed of have also been touched, together with the engine requirements, outfitting and various deck arrangements... We would definitely recommend this book due to the amount of information it contains and also due to the very easy-to-understand manner subject information has been presented.

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• Cargo Handling & Transportation
• Marine Engineering
• Marine Pollution Prevention
• Naval Architecture & Ship Construction
• Ship Handling & Ship Safety
• Shipbuilding & Ship Repair
• Common Knowledge
• Power System
• Hoisting System
• Rotary System
• Circulation System
• Well Control
• Drilling Operations
• Safety Offshore