商品簡介
Catamarans have long fascinated amateur and expert sailors for their sleek designs and impressive performance capabilities. Catamarans can now be constructed as luxury yachts. There are numerous factors to consider for those with the means to consider traveling on, or even purchasing, a catamaran yacht. This book provides a diverse expose of the history, science, art, and architecture behind these luxury vessels. Profusely illustrated with photographs, this book can be enjoyed even by those without the means of traveling in such grand style. Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Gregor Tarjan is considered one of the world’s leading experts on multihulls. He is a U.S. Coast Guard-licensed captain, a merchant marine officer, a member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, and founder and president of Aeroyacht, a brokerage specializing in cruising multihulls and catamarans. He has sailed over 80,000 miles on both multi- and monohulls and performed dozens of offshore deliveries and transatlantic crossings. He is also the author of numerous articles on technical topics and seamanship for boating magazines.
