 |  
from: W. W. Norton
List Price: $250.00Amazon.com's Price: $175.00 You Save: $75.00 (30%)Prices subject to change.
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping.
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 623.82023
EAN: 9780393048766
ISBN: 0393048764
Label: W. W. Norton
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 528
Publication Date: October 31, 2005
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Studio: W. W. Norton
Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
A complete, international reference book of yacht designers from the early 1800s to the present day.
This long-awaited volume is a majestic guide and a tribute to the world's great yacht designers. Ten years in preparation, and with an expert editorial board giving it direction, The Encyclopedia of Yacht Designers defines the field with fascinating entries by eighty experts and over 800 photographs and drawings. In these pages such legendary figures from the past as William Fife, L. Francis Herreshoff, and John Alden share space with contemporary designers such as Jon Bannenberg, Germán Frers, and Ron Holland. They are joined by over five hundred others who have contributed to the colorful history of yachting, producing some of the most beautiful and swift vessels, whether sail or power. 800 duotone photographs.
Average Rating: 
Rating: -
The authors deserve a big "Thank You" from the yachting community for undertaking this huge effort. The results are spectacular. A "must" for anybody interested in yachts and yacht design. (In the spirit of full disclosure my wife and I were one of the many sponsors of this work and we are very happy we signed on to help make this happen. The results were well worth it!)
Rating: -
A Truly magnificent book, all the photos and drawings a boat enthusiast could ever want. I nice broad range of vessel types covered from racing multihulls to powerboats to keel boats and gaff rigged schooners.
Rating: -
This book is very impressive and the years of extensive work to create and publish this book is amazing! A great conversation piece on a coffee-table. Anyone who enjoys yachts would enjoy this book, whether you have an interest in yacht designing or not. Or maybe I'm just a little partial, as my Dad, William H. Shaw, is one of the yacht designers written about in this book and I'm very proud of him.
Rating: -
An instant classic. This is an indispensable resource that has been too long in coming. The research is amazingly put together and the depth of entries is impressive. I was particularly interested in the research on Walter Pinaud and the yachting activity around Cape Breton at the turn of the century. Also, of less importance than the material in the book but still notable is the appearance of the book. It is a very attractive volume and the price on Amazon can't be beat.
Rating: -
Long awaited, this magisterial reference work by Lucia Knight and Dan McNaughten about the world's yacht designers will rapidly become a must have book for anyone with an interest in boats, sailing, yacht racing and racing rules, the evolution of yacht design, and many other facets of the maritime world. It's stunning, authoritative and comprehensive.
| | 
Boat Design.Net
Design Award
Top Rated Sites
Most Popular Sites
What's New
 Boat
Plans
Books
Designers
Boatbuilders
Materials
Powerboats
Catamarans
Propulsion
Sailboats
Multihulls
Software
Resources
Random
Site
My Links
Gallery
Forums
Search
|
