Yacht Design According to Perry: My Boats and What Shaped Them

About this book

A great designer offers you a virtuoso tour through the world of sailboats Bob Perry initiated the trend toward fast voyaging sailboats with his world-famous Valiant 40 which has been in production longer than any other cruising sailboat in history. But Perry is not only a leading yacht designer--he is also an accomplished wordsmith whose blunt insightful irreverent and always entertaining boat reviews have captivated readers of Sailing magazine for 24 years. This book is vintage Perry a no-holds-barred tour of the world of yacht design through the benchmark boats of his 30-year career.