Yacht design

Yacht design
The great designers
Lasse Johannsen (Ed.)
Sailing yacht classics and the boat builders who created them
Elegant lines, high-quality materials, timelessly beautiful design - classic sailing yachts fascinate sailing enthusiasts just as much today as they did when they were first built. But who are the outstanding designers who created these fast and beautiful boats?
Lasse Johannsen, editor-in-chief at Yacht classic, presents gifted boat designers and their masterpieces in this illustrated book. In combination with high-quality sailing yacht pictures from all eras, the result is a fascinating book about historic yachts and the ingenious minds that conceived them.
- Masters of design: Europe's most famous yacht builders in one volume
- Modern and historic sailing ships: With atmospherically composed images by sailing photographer Nico Krauss
- Texts and interviews by Lasse Johannsen, sailing professional and proven connoisseur of classic sailing yachts
- A book by Yacht classic about a fascinating piece of sailing history
The inspiring biographies of yacht designers
They were architects whose designs not only shaped the present, but also future eras: William Fife III, Charles Nicholson, Max Oertz, Johan Anker and, of course, Henry Rasmussen. Their credo "Beautiful lines simply sail better" led to yacht designs that still inspire today.
A trip on one of the famous sailing ships means more than just covering nautical miles: History to touch, still cherished, maintained and to be found on regatta courses today. Lasse Johannsen and Nico Krauss have captured the special atmosphere of the historic yachts and their masterful creators in pictures and text. A great illustrated book for all sailing enthusiasts!