Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing the

This most favored book on the subject includes discussions of contemporary design and materials as they influence the yacht designer's work.

Principles of Yacht Design has established itself as the standard book on the subject for practising designers, naval architecture students, discerning boat own

From the author of Yacht Designing and Planning and Boatbuilding: the definitive history and survey of the great classic American small sailing craft.