SEAWORTHINESS. THE FORGOTTEN FACTOR
by C A Marchaj
This book is a classic of modern yacht design analysis. It is a highly readable critical view of how modern racing yacht development has led to sailing yachts with potentially dangerous seakeeping characteristics. This is a major work which will help change the thinking on popular design trends for both racing and cruising yachts.

Hardback  372 pages

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REVIEWS

'For the first time we are offered logical scientific criteria which help us to assess the likely seaworthiness of one boat or another. That is the great advance displayed in this book'  Practical Boat Owner

'I find the book so fascinating and interesting that it should be in the hands of folks who own and sail and crew these yachts, and their designers.'   Sailing (USA)

'Although seaworthiness appears to be a complex subject, it can be grasped without much mathematics. Marchaj relies heavily on graphics, excellent photographs, and the readers common sense for his arguments'   Sail 

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1. The Nature of the Problem
2. Seaworthiness and Safety at Sea
3. The Effect of Rating Rules on Yacht Design
4. Boat Motion in a Seaway
5. Stability and its Effects on Safety
6. Effects of the Rating Rule
7. Stability in a Seaway - Part 1
8. Rolling Induced by Waves
9. Damping - Protection Against Rough Seas
10. Stability in a Seaway - Part 2
11. Effect of Heaving Motion on Capsize Probability
12. Rolling Inflicted by Rudder Action
13. Dynamic Metacentric Stability
14. Effects of the Design Features on Seaworthiness
15. Directional Stability and Steering
16. Survival Tactics
 Appendix's