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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 620
EAN: 9780582368569
ISBN: 0582368561
Label: Addison Wesley Longman
Manufacturer: Addison Wesley Longman
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 337
Publication Date: January 25, 1998
Publisher: Addison Wesley Longman
Studio: Addison Wesley Longman
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Book Description:
Sailing craft form an expanding sector of the marine industry and events such as the America's Cup and the Volvo Ocean Race (formerly the Whitbread Round-the-World Race) are receiving increased public interest. The science and technology associated with the design, construction and operation of sailing yachts is developing at a rapid rate. New design tools based on computational techniques are emerging and the fabrication and construction materials technology is advancing very quickly.
Sailing Yacht Design: Theory
Contains the fundamental theory of hull and sail static force equilibria, shape definition and associated stability.
Discusses the aerodynamics and hydrodynamics of the sail, hull, keel and rudder, and their influence on the seakeeping abilities of the yacht.
Looks at the different materials used in hull construction.
Includes structural design techniques and mast/rigging design.
Describes the different computational and experimental techniques of good design.
Looks at how safety provides the overall backdrop for yacht design.
The three editors are all at the University of Southampton, which has pioneered the education of ship science students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels with specializations in yacht and small craft design.
The contributors are all internationally renowned authorities. They work in the fields of sailing yacht design, construction, design consultancy, classification societies, yachting associations, materials supply research establishments and universities.
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The book is written by multiple authors, one subject each. As a result, the book does not always proceed in a very logical order and the quality of the chapters is varying.
J.A. Keuning (Delft University) gives a very good review of performance prediction of yachts. The structural design part is also quite good, but there are some chapters which are of very little use, for example the mathematical background to fairing of hull surfaces.
At the end of each chapter is a list of references, which is very helpful since the book is too short to go into very detailed explanations.
The book is not a tutorial on the subject of designing yachts. It is more like a set of articles regarding different aspects of yacht design. To get the most out of this book some basic knowledge of basic naval architecture is required.
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