The Encyclopedia of Yacht Designers

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Edited by Lucia del Sol Knight and Daniel Bruce MacNaughton

This complete, international reference book of yacht designers from the early 1800s to the present day is a comprehensive guide and a tribute to the world's great designers. Ten years in preparation, and with an expert editorial board giving it direction, The Encyclopedia of Yacht Designers defines the field with fascinating entries by eighty experts and over 800 photographs and drawings. In these pages such legendary figures from the past as William Fife, L. Francis Herreshoff and John Alden share space with contemporary designers such as Jon Bannenberg, German Frers and Ron Holland. They are joined by over five hundred others who have contributed to the colourful history of yachting, producing some of the most beautiful and swift vessels, whether sail or power.

LUCIA DEL SOL KNIGHT is a boat designer and former editor of WoodenBoat magazine.

DANIEL BRUCE MACNAUGHTON is project manager for Rockland Marine and former associate editor at WoodenBoat.

Published by WW Norton Publishers October 2005

Price: £150.00

ISBN: 0 393 04876 4

Binding: Hardcover, 528pp, 242 x 305mm, 650 duotone photographs, drawings

Details at: http://www.eyd.net/