Norman L. Skene was one of America's foremost yacht designer. Maynard Bray is a maritime historian.

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

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant mark

The first guide to design aimed at every sailor. The authors examine a range of boats, from a 14-foot dinghy to a 40-foot cruiser, a catamaran to an offshore si

"This work is significant. It is the first to include a method of assessing structural strength in the context of the modern marine environment." --Commander M.