Description
The Original Edition of the Classic Book on Yacht Design.
Skene’s Elements of Yacht Design is one of the most famous yacht design books ever written. First published in 1904, Skene did several revisions, the last of which was published in 1938 – this is the edition reproduced here in its original form. In 1962 the book was completely revised by Francis S. Kinney. A last version was published in 1973 and it has long been out of print.
Whilst this reprint may be looked on as a piece of history, to do so is to miss the main value of the book. The hydrostatic and aerodynamic principles described in this book in detail with tables and graphs, are basic principles and therefore timeless. They are as immutable in application as the method of working out a celestial position line. These sailing ship design elements are very well and concisely described; the book is warmly recommended to anyone interested in the tabular and quantitative information needed for yacht design. Hence presumably its popularity nearly 100 years ago!
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