Building Outrigger Sailing Canoes: Modern Construction Methods for Three Fast, Beautiful Boats
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (876 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0071487913 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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Great book for sailors and builders and want-to-be-eithers Wade Tarzia This book does two things for me, and perhaps for you too. First, it fills a function by standing alongside other "build your own boat" books, and especially canoe books; Bradshaw, Payson, and Dierking, all writers of build-your-boat books accessible to amateurs, each filling a niche, and each forming the core of the essential library for a variety of different types of people attracted to the water (and who can say it better than Melville's Ishmael on page one of "Moby Dick"?). The book in particular is a strong contribution to the do-it-yourself movement, a vital movement . Excellent, I have been meaning to get up to Excellent, I have been meaning to get up to visit the author as we encourage our students to take up outrigger sailing in preparation to sail Waka hourua.. Good information J. Huntley The book details three different boat designs. I was also glad to see alot of useful basic boatbuilding information. I am very happy with my purchase. I would recommend it to anyone thinking of building one of his outrigger canoes.
He runs his own boat shop and designs, builds, repairs, and modifies a wide variety of working and recreational vessels.. About the AuthorGary Dierking has been designing and building boats for more than 40 years
Author Gary Dierking shows you how to build these boats using stitch-and-glue and strip-planking construction, explains what tools and materials are required, how to rig and equip the boats, and more.. This is the first book to present complete plans and building instructions for three outrigger sailing canoes.Based on traditional Hawaiian and Micronesian types, the designs are lightweight, easy to build, and screamingly fast. Build the fastest, most exotic sailboats around!Popular in Hawaii and throughout the South Pacific and Indian Oceans, outrigger canoes combine the romance of the South Seas with a ruthless efficiency of design and breathtaking sailing performance
Gary Dierking has been designing and building boats for more than 40 years. He runs his own boat shop and designs, builds, repairs, and modifies a wide variety of working and recreational vessels.