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Summary: Good book
Review: Has a lot of information and insight in to the design and operations of multihull.
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Summary: I cannot find a better understanding of the multihull.
Review: I am preparing to cruise around the world in a multihull. Mr. White taught me more than I have learned in two years of reading other books and talking to yachties. It is an invaluable resource.
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Summary: Far and Away the best book about cruising multihulls.
Review: If you can only buy one book about multihulls, this is it. I have a library of over 100 sailing books, and about 20 of those are about multihulls, and out of those 20 some books, this one is the only one worth keeping for its contents and excellent information.
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Summary: Far and Away the best book about cruising multihulls.
Review: If you can only buy one book about multihulls, this is it. I have a library of over 100 sailing books, and about 20 of those are about multihulls, and out of those 20 some books, this one is the only one worth keeping for its contents and excellent information.
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Summary: "The" Book
Review: If you're considering buying a new/used multihull or building your own, this is THE book to read. The author provides plenty of information that you can use to make your own intelligent decisions.
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Summary: "The" Book
Review: If you're considering buying a new/used multihull or building your own, this is THE book to read. The author provides plenty of information that you can use to make your own intelligent decisions.
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Summary: This is the book!
Review: If, like my husband and me, you are looking for a book that will guide you through the process of choosing and buying a cruising catamaran, you will find no better book than Chris White's. Not only is the information pointed and pertinent, but well-written and entertaining! We finished reading it aloud coming home from the Annapolis Sailboat Show--and we've got a Norseman 43 cataraman in our sites!
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Summary: Out of date? Maybe.
Review: In response to the points made from Kemah, Texas I'll offer the following.
Yes, the book was written some time ago but the physics behind multihulls is the same now as it was in the beginning. Nor have the construction materials changed appreciably in the last 15 years. We still use the same glass, foam, wood, carbon, epoxy and polyester as we did in the mid '80's.
In fact some of the best cruising multihulls were built 20 years ago and some of the worst are built today. There has been evolution of course but much of it has been superficial. We still see lots of catamarans with little or no underwing clearance that violently pound their way across the bay, or worse the ocean. EVERYONE who knows ANYTHING about catamarans knows not to do this- but they still do it. I went to great lengths to point out this problem in the book. Maybe it has helped a few people avoid making a huge mistake in their boat selection.The production boat appendix in the book (my publisher insisted upon it) is indeed useless as it is long out of date. However the sections on offshore safey and design features are still useful. But anyone who wants to write a current version is welcome. I'm busy designing boats and don't have the time.
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Summary: Might be the best book available on cruising multihulls
Review: Of the few books out there on cruising multihulls, I found this this one to be about the best (as of May 1998). The text is oriented to the author's own yacht designs; his boats appear quite sensible for serious coastal or blue water sailors. The author provides an interesing, highly practical, and thorough handling of the key issues facing multihull sailors like payload capacity and safety. White quantifies the various safety issues of Multihulls versus Monohulls as much as is possible with the data available today. This book is not just the typical "Multihulls are wonderful" story you read about these days. On the downside, I would have liked to have seen a little more material on the popular production boats such as the Corsair F-24, F-27, F-28, etc... I would recommend the book to anyone interested in multihulls over 24' in size.
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