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Monthly Archives: November 2011

Sailing Yacht Proportions

By admin | Published: November 25, 2011
The first fundamental of great design is basic proportions, if you get those wrong the rest is just window dressing. I was stunned to see a full page ad in the latest Classic Boat featuring really bad proportions. See the new 56′ from Spirit Yachts above. Everything is wrong, the sheer is too high,[.....]

The Typical Powerboat is Not Seaworthy

By admin | Published: November 18, 2011
The typical production powerboat is far from seaworthy in even slightly adverse conditions. Above is a Cooper Prowler 42′ which is typical of boats intended to sell at boatshows because of impressive interior volume. These boats are huge inside for their length by being high off the water and beamy, both detrimental to[.....]

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