The World's Best Sailboats, Volume II

By Ferenc Máté

Book Overview

In the classic format of the first volume, with magnificent color photographs and black-and-white illustrations, the even more spectacular Volume 2 celebrates the giant leaps in technology and design of the last decade and a half. Ferenc M?t? analyzes designs and construction while revealing the secrets of the world's top twenty builders, making this book invaluable for any boat buyer and would-be sailor. It includes dozens of new boats by the perennial best builders--Hinckley, Alden, Baltic, and Swan--plus all the boats of ten new builders, the likes of J-Boats, Oyster, Valiant, and Sabre, who have, over the years, consistently shown the highest quality and most creative innovation. M?t? visited each of the boatyards--in Europe, Canada, and the United States--to document his scrupulous firsthand survey. His color photographs are benchmarks in nautical publishing, and his writing is thoughtful, engagingly direct, and always entertaining. Praise for Volume I: Possibly the most beautiful sailing book ever published.--Yachting magazine

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0920256449
• ISBN13: 9780920256442
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Albatross
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 3.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.3" x 12.0"