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November 19, 2013
Common Sense of Yacht Design, by L. Francis Herreshoff
Way, way more than the title implies, its two volumes cover yachting history, boating philosophy, and has been for me about the best overall treatise about boats I’ve ever read—and reread, and reread. And true to its title, there’s a lot about designing good boats.
The Rudder magazine
Thmas Fleming Day, or “the old man” as he called himself, was a sailor’s sailor besides being an opinionated magazine editor and author. During the 1940s and ‘50s, Boris Laurer Leonardi took over as editor and encouraged contributions from the likes of Hervey Garrett Smith, Bill Garden, and L. Francis Herreshoff. Good, timeless stuff!
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