Doane, Charlie Imprint: INTERNATIONAL MARINE
The Modern Cruising Sailboat
first half and serve as a buyer's guide to a large segment of the used boat market. Key Features A complete guide to understanding every aspect of cruising sailboat design with the used-boat buyer in mind. Author is a well-known boating journalist with staff experience on three major boating magazines and over 30,000 miles of offshore experience. Author can ensure good coverage in boating press. No other book covers the subject so comprehensively, including discussion of current trends and state-of-the-art methods, material, and gear. Market All cruising sailors. There are approximately 300,000 active cruising sailors in the U.S., most of whom are engaged in or attracted to longdistance voyaging. Market has 25% annual turnover of participants dropping out and being replaced by newcomers; i.e., 75,000 new potential customers annually.
Pub Date: Dec-09 ISBN: 9780071478106 Format: Hardback Subject Area: Sports & Recreation Pages: 432 Trim: 27.6cm x 21.6cm Price: AUS $72.00/NZ $82.00
Description Every cruising sailboat is the result of literally thousands of design decisions, involving hull form, construction method and materials, interior layout, rig design, mechanical propulsion, deck arrangement and more. Every one of the designer's decisions has the potential to affect a boat's speed, seaworthiness, seakindliness, price when new, price used, aesthetic appeal - and dozens of other considerations. It's a complex subject that's confusing for many boat buyers, upon which their happiness, their comfort - even their very lives - may rest. Charles J. Doane sorts it out for the cruising sailor, explaining the fundamentals of boat design and the ramifications of each design decision. In the book's first half, he lays out the requirements of cruising, and shows how cruising boat design evolved to meet those needs. In easy-to-grasp layman's terms, he explains theoretical aspects of design (e.g., stability curves), pragmatic issues like keel shape and berth configuration, pros and cons of various construction methods and materials, outfitting, propulsion, rigging and much more. The book's second half is a gallery of 50 boats from 28 to 60 feet, including photos, drawings, and in-depth analysis of their strengths, weaknesses, and suitability for cruising. These boat reviews reinforce the lessons of the

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