Catamarans

Gregor Tarjan has seen the future and it is multihulls. Catamarans: Tomorrow's Superyachts discusses the future of multihull luxury yachts, what's required to build one and important considerations on choosing and sailing a cat, from aesthetics to seaworthiness. The hardcover exterior with dust jacket is as sleek as the 200 photos by Billy Black -- the perfect gift for any multihull aficionado in your life. * Soundings: An Interdisciplinary Journal * Want to see just how luxurious a catamaran can be? This book is full of exquisite photographs by Billy Black showing the latest and most decadent multi-hull designs. It includes interviews with the naval architects, interior designers, and the skippers lucky enough to sail them. * Latitudes & Attitudes * Aeroyacht founder, mastermind behind the super-catamaran Aeroyacht 110 and all-around multihull guru, Gregor Tarjan, has produced this survey of high-end catamrans 65-feet and larger. The hardcover coffee-table book, titled Catamarans: Tomorrow's Superyachts, is packed with lavish, colorful photographs of big, beautiful catamarans, along with numerous diagrams and computer-generated models showcasing these boats. Many of the nicely reproduced photos were taken by regular SAILING magazine contributor Billy Black. Tarjan includes a thorough discussion of the benefits of big cats, covering the familiar points of speed, stability and shallow draft, as well as other more subtle differences between monohulls and multihulls. Interviews with well-known designers and builders give insight into the evolution and design of modern performance catamarans, while input from seasoned skippers and racers of these boats provide further appreciation for the big cats. * Sailing *