Catamarans

Author: Gregor Tarjan
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071596224
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 300

Book Description
The modern cruising catamaran has arrived The arguments are over and the verdict is in--cruising catamarans comprise a rapidly growing percentage of the cruising fleet worldwide. Their advantages of space, stability, speed, and handling under power are truly compelling, and modern cats are every bit as reliable as monohulls. This long overdue, in-depth guide will help you choose and cruise the right catamaran for your needs. “An authoritative guide for novices and experienced sailors; the best book written on the subjects since the early 1990s.”--“Trimaran” Jim Brown, renowned multihull designer “In Catamarans, Gregor Tarjan shares his enthusiasm for yachts with two hulls, based on years of sailing all types. An excellent introduction.”--Dick Newick, legendary catamaran and trimaran designer “If you are contemplating spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on a cruising catamaran, the small price of this book is probably the best investment you could possibly start with.”--from the Foreword by Charles K. Chiodi, publisher of Multihulls Magazine

The Catamaran Book

Author: Tom Phipps
Publisher: Fernhurst Books Limited
ISBN: 190991195X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 294

Book Description
A well-rounded guide covering the techniques and skills needed to succeed in catamaran sailing, for those starting out through to those striving for championship wins. Whether you are a youngster choosing your first cat, a club sailor looking to improve your results, or a seasoned racer embarking on a higher performance model, expert advice from Tom & Brian Phipps will take your catamaran sailing to the next level. Beginning with key theory and seamanship skills, the Phipps take you through your early sailing experiences and caring for your catamaran. Developing your skills on all points of sailing, you will be introduced to trapezing, race tuning and racing itself. As your confidence grows you move onto advanced techniques and high performance catamarans. The final section gives you a glimpse of the cutting edge of catamaran sailing with foiling platforms and solid wings. 30 focussed chapters are packed with over 350 photographs showing you exactly how it's done, with diagrams illustrating key boat parts, the various points of sailing and complex on-the-water scenarios with clarity. Whatever your background, your current level or the extent of your ambition, this book gives you all the tools you need to get out on the water and improve your catamaran sailing.

Catamaran Racing from Start to Finish

Author: Phil Berman
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393306026
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 206

Book Description
A world champion catamaran racer and one of the bestselling writers of catamaran sailing has created a book that is bound to be a valuable guide to catamaran racers for a very long time. This complete course to catamaran racing is made easy-to-understand by clarity of explanation and countless drawings and photographs.

Cruising in Catamarans

Author: Charles E Kanter
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780961840662
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Learn about cruising catamaran virtues and vices. Read more historical information and actual facts and figures about production cruising catamarans and the industry that produces them. Peruse little publicized characteristics that inhibit the potential performance of these boats. Cruising in Catamarans provides a blueprint for realistic expectations and contains charts, diagrams and a unique methodology for assessing various boats. Learn the techniques of cruising catamaran sailing and handling. Learn when to reef, how to judge leeway; how to anchor light displacement boats including the techniques of bridling, how to take powerboat wakes, how to handle twin-screw cats. Learn about what characteristics are best for safe pleasant voyaging and which ones to shun like the plague.

Catamarans

Author: Gregor Tarjan
Publisher: Sheridan House, Inc.
ISBN: 1574092863
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 21

Book Description
Catamarans: Tomorrow's Superyachts is dedicated to luxury catamarans, featuring interviews with leading designers and surveying desirable attributes to look for when purchasing or chartering a large catamaran.

Sailing Promise

Author: Alayne Main
Publisher: Tecumseh, Ont. : Base Camp Books
ISBN: 9780968454404
Category : Catamarans
Languages : en
Pages : 296

Book Description

High Speed Catamarans and Multihulls

Author: Liang Yun
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1493978918
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 783

Book Description
High speed catamaran and multihull high speed marine vessel have become very popular in the last two decades. The catamaran has become the vessel of choice for the majority of high speed ferry operators worldwide. There have been significant advances in structural materials, and structural design has been combined with higher power density and fuel efficient engines to deliver ferries of increasing size. The multihull has proven itself to be a suitable configuration for active power projection across oceans as well as for coastal patrol and protection, operating at high speedd for insertion or retrieval with a low energy capability. At present there is no easily accessible material covering the combination of hydrodynamics, aerodynamics, and design issues including structures, powering and propulsion for these vehicles. Coverage in High Speed Catamarans and Multihulls includes an introduction to the history, evolution, and development of catamarans, followed by a theoretical calculation of wave resistance in shallow and deep water, as well as the drag components of the multihull. A discussion of vessel concept design describing design characteristics, empirical regression for determination of principal dimensions in preliminary design, general arrangement, and methods is also included. The book concludes with a discussion of experimental future vehicles currently in development including the small waterplane twin hull vessels, wave piercing catamarans, planing catamarans, tunnel planing catamarans and other multihull vessels.

Catamaran Sailing

Author: Derek Kelsall
Publisher: Crowood Press
ISBN: 9781852237080
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
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Get Her on Board

Author: Nick O'Kelly
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0578057298
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Book Description
The man with The Dream of sailing away on his own boat faces many challenges, but the biggest may be getting his wife to come along. Get Her On Board is a man's guide to sharing The Cruising Dream with his wife, and keeping her happy once she's on board.

Puget Sound Ferries

Author: Carolyn Neal
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781892724199
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Explore the colorful heritage of one of the world's most unique mass transit systems. Meticulously researched, it is historically accurate yet filled with fascinating anecdotes that will engage and delight readers.