Yacht Design According to Perry: My Boats and What Shaped Them

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A great designer offers you a virtuoso tour through the world of sailboats

Bob Perry initiated the trend toward fast voyaging sailboats with his world-famous Valiant 40, which has been in production longer than any other cruising sailboat in history.

But Perry is not only a leading yacht designer—he is also an accomplished wordsmith whose blunt, insightful, irreverent, and always entertaining boat reviews have captivated readers of Sailing magazine for 24 years. This book is vintage Perry, a no-holds-barred tour of the world of yacht design through the benchmark boats of his 30-year career.

Table of Contents

Introduction


1. From Sydney, Australia to Ballard, Washington
2. The Apprentice
   According to Perry: Comparing Sailboats
   
   
3. Valiant Days
   According to Perry: The Hull Lines Plan
   
   
4. Islander Yachts of California
   According to Perry: Sheer Lines and Bow Profiles
   
   
5. CT Yachts and the Ta Chaio Story
   According to Perry: Transoms
   
   
6. An Extended Family of Double-Enders
   According to Perry: Stability
   
   
7. The Ta Shing Family of Double-Enders
   According to Perry: Thoughts on the Cruising Keel
   
   
8. Cheoy Lee
   According to Perry: Full Keels
   
   
9. Passport Yachts
   According to Perry: Draft
   
   
10. Night Runner
    According to Perry: Rig Dimensions and Types
    
    
11. Loon
    According to Perry: Shortening Sail
    
    
12. Yoni
    According to Perry: Masts
    
    
13. A Pair of Chickens
    According to Perry: Rigging
    
    
14. Two California Cruising Sleds: Starbuck and Foxfire
    According to Perry: Thoughts on Bows
    
    
15. Amati
    According to Perry: More on Bows
    
    
16. Three Cruising Sleds: White Eagle, Mobisle, and Icon
    According to Perry: Real-World Bow Evaluations
    
    
17. Designing Jakatan, a custom 40’6” schooner
    
    Acknowledgments | Recommended Reading | Index

About the Author Bob Perry’s body of work has established him as one of the world leaders in performance-oriented cruising yachts. Thanks to his sharp wit and critical insights, his popular yacht design reviews have appeared in Sailing magazine monthly for 24 years.

Yacht Design According to Perry: My Boats and What Shaped Them