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Yacht & Boat Design

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Pete Culler on Wooden Boats The Master Craftsman's Collected Teachings on Boat Design, Building, Repair, and Use - John Burke

Pete Culler on Wooden Boats The Master Craftsman’s Collected Teachings on Boat Design, Building, Repair, and Use – John Burke

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Lofting a Boat A Step-by-Step Manual (Adlard Coles Classic Boat Series) - Roger Kopanycia

Lofting a Boat A Step-by-Step Manual (Adlard Coles Classic Boat Series) – Roger Kopanycia

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Fifty Wooden Boats: A Catalog of Building Plans - Woodenboat Magazine

Fifty Wooden Boats: a catalog of building plans – Woodenboat Magazine

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Building Classic Small Craft: Complete Plans and Instructions for 47 Boats - John Gardner

Building Classic Small Craft: Complete Plans and Instructions for 47 Boats – John Gardner

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The Gaff Rig Handbook: History, Design, Techniques, Developments - John leather

The Gaff Rig Handbook: History, Design, Techniques, Developments – John Leather

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Albert Strange: Yacht Designer and Artist

Albert Strange: Yacht Designer and Artist – John Leather

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Sailing, Seamanship and Yacht Construction (Dover Maritime)

Sailing, Seamanship and Yacht Construction – Uffa Fox (Dover Maritime)

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How Boat Things Work

How Boat Things Work: An Illustrated Guide – Charlie Wing

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The Boat Data Book: The Owners' and Professionals' Bible

The Boat Data Book: The Owners’ and Professionals’ Bible – Ian Nicolson & Richard Nicolson

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Understanding Boat Design - Ted Brewer

Understanding Boat Design – Ted Brewer

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Introduction to Naval Architecture - Eric C. Tupper

Introduction to Naval Architecture – E C Tupper

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How to Design a Boat Sail and Power - John Teale

How to Design a Boat: Power and Sail – John Teale

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Boat Strength for Builders, Designers & Owners

The Elements of Boat Strength: For Builders, Designers, and Owners – Dave Gerr

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The Art & Science of Sails

The Art and Science of Sails (An Updated Classic) – Tom Whidden & Michael Levitt

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Fast and Bonnie – A History of William Fife and Son Yachtbuilders by May Fife McCallum

Fast and Bonnie: History of William Fife and Son, Yachtbuilders – May Fife McCallum

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William Fife - Woodenboat Edition

William Fife – Woodenboat Edition – Franco Pace

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Understanding Yacht Design by Ian Nicolson

Understanding Yacht Design: For Boat Buyers, Owners & Novice Yacht Designers – Ian Nicolson

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Dick Carter: Yacht Designer in the Golden Age of Offshore Racing

Dick Carter: Yacht Designer in the Golden Age of Offshore Racing – Dick Carter & John Rousmaniere

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John G. Alden and His Yacht Designs

John G. Alden and His Yacht Designs – Robert Carrick & Richard Henderson

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Alfred Mylne The Leading Yacht Designer: Volume 1 1896-1920

Alfred Mylne: The Leading Yacht Designer: 1896-1920 – Ian Nicolson

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Great Yacht Designs by Alfred Mylne 1921 to 1945

Great Yacht Designs by Alfred Mylne 1921 to 1945 – Ian Nicolson

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The Best Of Uffa: Fifty Immortal Yacht Designs From Uffa Fox's Five Famous Volumes

The Best of Uffa: 50 Great Yacht Designs from Uffa Fox’s Five Famous Volumes – Uffa Fox

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Aero-Hydrodynamics and the Performance of Sailing Yachts

Aero-hydrodynamics and the Performance of Sailing Yachts: The Science Behind Sailing Yachts and Their Design – Fabio Fossati

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The Encyclopedia of Yacht Designers

The Encyclopedia of Yacht Designers – Lucia Del Sol Knight & others

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Sparkman and Stephens : Giants of Classic Yacht Design by Franco Pace

Sparkman and Stephens: Giants of Classic Yacht Design – Franco Pace

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E G van de Stadt

E.G. van de Stadt Engels: Yacht Design Pioneer – W Akkerman & others

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Principles of Yacht Design – Lars Larsson & others

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Skene's Elements of Yacht Design

Skenes Elements of Yacht Design – Norman L Skene

This wonderful book has been reprinted many times. The link takes you to a relatively recent edition - many more exist on Amazon - happy hunting!
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Charles E Nicholson and His Yachts

Charles E Nicholson – Franco Pace & others

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Harrison T Butler - Cruising Yachts Design and Performance

Cruising yachts: Design & Performance – T. Harrison Butler

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Ed Burnett Yacht Designs

Ed Burnett Yacht Designs: A selection of plans, drawings and notes – Ed Burnett

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