How Yachts Work

Long-form stories about the forces, inventions and human compromises hidden inside yachts.

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How We Learned to Sail

A causal journey through the problems sailors faced, the solutions they found and the forces that still shape modern yachts.

Across nine Parts and forty-five chapters, a floating hull acquires propulsion, steering, sails, structure, stability and machinery. Learn the names alongside the forces, connections and developments that make them useful.

Form
A connected technical journey
Length
9 Parts · 45 chapters
For
Curious readers, no sailing qualification required