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A comprehensive guide to help you identify and equip the boat that best suits your needs
Well-known boating writer Charles Doane unravels the complexity of cruising sailboat design and explains the fundamentals and the ramifications of each design decision. In easy-to-understand terms, Doane explains theoretical aspects of design, pragmatic issues like keel shape and berth configuration, pros and cons of various construction methods and materials, outfitting, propulsion, rigging and much more.
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Charles J. Doane
Charles J. Doane is an active bluewater sailor who has worked as a yachting journalist since 1986. He has logged nearly 100,000 miles sailing offshore, including seven transatlantic passages and a number of singlehanded passages between the West Indies and New England. He has cruised extensively on the U.S. East Coast, in the West Indies, in Spain and Portugal, and in West Africa. His racing credits include runs in the Newport-Bermuda Race, the Fastnet Race, and the Sydney-Hobart Race.Besides having worked on staff at top U.S. sailing magazines, he is the author of two previous books -- The Modern Cruising Sailboat, a reference work, and The Sea Is Not Full, a memoir. His freelance work has appeared in The New York Times and in top international sailing magazines. In previous existences he was an attorney and a daily newspaper reporter.
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