The first thing to do in order to increase the efficiency of a sail is to change its shape. Triangles are poor foils, rectangles, trapezoids, and...
Sign up for Westlawn, its a pretty comprehensive program in small boat design (boats up to 120 or so feet). I'm doing the Yacht Design Lite...
Anyone who leaves Big Ti out of this conversation is missing maybe the best looking sailing yacht ever designed. This modified shrunk down...
For those interested in beautiful Sailing Yachts they should check out the P-boat Valiant designed by NG Herreshoff, and the M-boat Istalena...
I agree about the outboard well. A well with good drainage will certainly lower the risk of being swamped in such a event, and is preferable to...
I was just wondering what people's ideas were about the perfect live-aboard. I am assuming that this boat would be a sailboat, not just a...
here is a question that might be interesting. What about a two mast situation where the lateen is hung between the masts. This would illiminate...
I have a friend who built a 20 foot sharpie with a fixed fin keel which he rigged with an aft mast. According to him it was a pretty good rig,...
There are a couple other reason that tumblehome is a positive thing in a small motor craft. First it keeps people closer the center line of the...