Spis treści:
PREFACE
1. THE YACHT ITSELF
Sailing performance * Displacement * Hull speed * Stability
2. CRUISER OR DINGHY?
3. WHAT YOU READ IN THE BROCHURE
Length * Breadth * Draught * Freeboard * Displacement as a weight * Displacement as a volume * Ballast * Sail area
4. THE YACHT`S QUALITIES
Fast sailing * Sailing to windward * Manoeuvrability and course stability * Stiffness * Wet or dry? *Seaworthiness * Behaviour at sea * Accommodation * Safety
5. CONSTRUCTION FEATURES: VIEWING YACHTS AT BOAT SHOWS
Lateral plan * Midship section * Chine sections * Keels * Rudders * Skeg and distance to the centre of gravity * Bow shapes * Stern * Rigging * Engines * Propellers
6. MAKING COMPARISONS OF RATIOS AT HOME
Length-beam ratio * Sail area-waterline ratio * Length-displacement ratio * Sail area-displacement ratio * Sail area-length ratio * Sailing speed-waterline ratio
7. EVALUATING DIAGRAMS AT HOME
Sailing performance diagram * Qualities at a glance
8. PERFORMANCE DETAILS: TRIALS ON THE WATER
Under sail * Under engine * Stability and metacentric height * Stability comparison
APPENDIX
Symbols and terms * Beaufort wind scale * Reading lines plans *Cylinder coefficient
INDEX

Oprawa miękka.
105 stron.
Format: 145x215 mm.
ISBN 0-7136-7581-0