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| Catamarans | 
 enlarge | Author: Gregor Tarjan
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Category: Book
List Price: $39.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (9 reviews)
Sales Rank: 41627
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.7 x 1.2
ISBN: 0071498850
Dewey Decimal Number: 910
EAN: 9780071498852
ASIN: 0071498850
Publication Date: September 17, 2007
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Product Description
The modern cruising catamaran has arrived The arguments are over and the verdict is in--cruising catamarans comprise a rapidly growing percentage of the cruising fleet worldwide. Their advantages of space, stability, speed, and handling under power are truly compelling, and modern cats are every bit as reliable as monohulls. This long overdue, in-depth guide will help you choose and cruise the right catamaran for your needs. ?An authoritative guide for novices and experienced sailors; the best book written on the subjects since the early 1990s.?--?Trimaran? Jim Brown, renowned multihull designer ?In Catamarans, Gregor Tarjan shares his enthusiasm for yachts with two hulls, based on years of sailing all types. An excellent introduction.?--Dick Newick, legendary catamaran and trimaran designer ?If you are contemplating spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on a cruising catamaran, the small price of this book is probably the best investment you could possibly start with.?--from the Foreword by Charles K. Chiodi, publisher of Multihulls Magazine
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 Catamarans - A good general overview September 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book offers a good general overview of sailing catamatans. It is a good place to start if you want to understand the topic, depending on how technical you want to get. It attempts to cover a very broad range of topics and I think it would have been better to concentrate on a smaller range of topics and go into more detail.
In many places throughout the book it promises to deliver an in-depth analysis of the characteristics of a sailing catamaran but fails to deliver. Instead it discusses the topic without providing the necessary formula's, etc required to enable the reader to evaluate a catamaran design objectively.
The book represents value for money (only because it is very reasonable priced), but there is a serious need for a book that goes into the details and specifics of catamaran design, - which this book does not.
 Cats May 8, 2008
A man who loves his cats but does at least make an effort to point out the dogs! As long as you feel you have done independent research and accept the author does sell cats for a living, the book is great for those thinking of making the switch from monohull to catamarans and needing some additional reading to justify the expense and that lingering guilt of making the move from one hull to two. But this book sure puts in hard print all the reasons one does make that move!
Catamarans Complete Guide is a Must Have May 3, 2008
Awesome book! Definitely a must have for any cruising catamaran owner. The author offers many insights and helpful tips in sailing a cruising catamaran, including heavy weather tactics, sail trim, boat handling and anchoring tips, design characteristics, as well as some knowledgeable recommendations for those shopping for a cat.
When my first copy came in the mail I was totally drawn into if for about a week. This was by far the best book written about modern day cruising catamarans. Besides all the valuable info the photography is incredible. I was so impressed with the book that I showed it to a new catamaran owner I had recently met who was about to have a crew sail his FP Tobago (35ft) across the North Atlantic from Florida to the UK. Since they were all mono-hull sailors with no experience in sailing cats I thought it'd be a great idea for them to read prior to their departure. I let them borrow it for a few days and that's all it took. The owner begged to buy this book from me. I was glad knowing that it would be valuable addition to his boat. Last I heard the book was in the Azores - after successfully sailing through a Force 7 storm.
In summary, this book deserves all 5 stars and is equally suitable for your boat and/or your coffee table at home.
Kevin Welsh
S/V Bladerunner
Teh Cat Bible April 20, 2008
A wonderful compilation of what you need to know when interested in catamarans for touring. The author is clearly a cat fan. But who can blame him.
Good Pictures and Info, but Some Wasted Pages Too April 14, 2008
The photography in the book is excellent, and there is plenty of information on the characteristics of cruising catamaran design, construction, and handling, but there is plenty of wasted space too. For example, the "Noteworthy Multihulls" chapter is basically a series of two page ads for various multihulls. It even includes a few boats in the 60 to 100 foot range, of which the vast majority of cruising sailors will never set foot on, much less own. One of the catamarans listed, the Jaguar 36, has a displacement of 24,460 pounds, higher than some 40 foot or longer catamarans listed, but the author doesn't see fit to hightlight or explain this outlying figure. Some of the appendices, again, are a waste of paper. Survival equipment checklist, Cruising equipment checklist, Maintenance tasks, Metric Equivalents, Beaufort Scale, Glossary of nautical terms, strike me as a last minute addition to fill up more pages. For what reason? I don't know. The rest of the information was worth what I paid for it.
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