Dixon Kemp's Yacht Architecture book.

[P.Y.Tremblay]

Dixon Kemp's book seems to be "the" reference in yacht architecture. To anyone who owns this book, which recent book would be closest approximation to Kemp's?

Can't afford to pay the 400$US for it!

[Bruce Taylor]

D.N. Goodchild's reprints come pretty close!

Just today I received Dixon Kemp's Canoeing (an excerpt from the full text of Kemp's Manual of Yacht and Boat Sailing) from Toad Hall press. It's very nicely done. There are small scanning errors in the text (stem for stern, etc.) and the large plates have a mild case of the jaggies. But on the whole, I'm delighted.

The complete text is $85.00 -- a bargain, I think.

http://www.dngoodchild.com/0008.jpg

Go here:

http://www.dngoodchild.com/divide_author.htm

[ 01-29-2003, 09:22 PM: Message edited by: Bruce Taylor ]

[johnw]

Try Skene's Elements of Yacht Design. They've republished an early edition edited by Skene, and there are later editions edited by Francis Kinney. The ones edited by Kinney are more like Kemp's book. Try looking for it on Bookfinder.com and you might find a copy for not too much.

[Mike Field]

Just as an aside, JohnW, I need to tell you that I've been admiring that signature-line of yours for a long time. Very clever. :cool:
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[reddog]

Bruce;
Thanks for the link.A great site.
Earl

[johnw]

Thanks, Mike. I thought about it for my business cards, but went with 'Carpe Denarius.'

[P.Y.Tremblay]

Thanks Bruce. Closer than that would be hard to beat.

Thanks also to johnw. I'l take a look at Skene's book.

[Rick Tyler]

Originally posted by Mike Field:
Just as an aside, JohnW, I need to tell you that I've been admiring that signature-line of yours for a long time. Very clever. :cool:
."Seize the carp" is a widely used mistranslation of the original Latin expression "carpe diem." All real scholars know the closest we can come in English is "grab the fish." The Romans were familiar with many other fish species than the noble carp.

- Rick Tyler

Carpe Vino

[ken mcclure]

Women have a different interpretation, which comes out roughly "Carp (or nag) every day."

(Sieze the money ..... :D :D :D )