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

Dick Carter: Yacht Designer: In the Golden Age of Offshore Racing
ISBN-10
1912621312
ISBN-13
9781912621316
Pages
328
Language
English
Published
2021-04-13
Author
Dick Carter

Description

The fascinating autobiography of Dick Carter who won the Fastnet Race in his first go at boat design. This and his other highly innovative designs established a new look and ingenious technological concepts for racing yachts that seem routine today, such as separated rudders, trim tabs, internal mast halyards, oversize headsails and lifting keels.

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