Sailing Designs

Expert critiques of 220 contemporary sailboats make SAILING DESIGNS a treasure of information for sailors. The expert is Robert Perry, technical editor of SAILING Magazine, yacht designer and acclaimed author of the magazines authoritative, frank, incisive and witty sailboat design reviews. In this collection of reviews of designs that include cruising and racing boats, daysailers, ocean passagemakers, monohulls and multihulls, Perry pulls no punches, telling whats right and wrong with a design and venturing a firm prediction of how each boat will perform in use on the water. Each review includes complete specifications and hull profile, sailplan, accommodation and deck plans, printed on oversized 10 by 13 inch pages. SAILING DESIGNS belongs in the library of anyone who plans to buy a sailboat or simply appreciates intelligent writing about the art and science of sailboats.