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The Encyclopedia of Yacht Designers | 
 enlarge | Creators: Lucia Del Sol Knight, Daniel Bruce Macnaughton
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Category: Book
List Price: $250.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 603675
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 528
Shipping Weight (lbs): 8.4
Dimensions (in): 15 x 11 x 2.8
ISBN: 0393048764
Dewey Decimal Number: 623.82023
EAN: 9780393048766
ASIN: 0393048764
Publication Date: October 31, 2005
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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, German 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.
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Wonderful work! March 31, 2008
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!)
The Encyclopedia of Yacht Designers July 2, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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.
Excellent Coffee-Table Book December 8, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
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.
An instant classic November 20, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
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.
Classic maritime reference work October 25, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
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.
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