Planning Inclusive Yachts: A Novel Approach to Yacht Design

Why inclusive design?.- Inclusive Yachting.- State of the Art in the Design of Accessible Boats.- Critical Analysis of Existing Sailing Boats.- Guidelines for Access, Movement and Use of Space.- Design Proposals for Accessible and Inclusive Boats.- Conclusions.

Paolo Ferrari is a Research Fellow at the University of Trieste and an Adjunct Professor at the Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy. He obtained his PhD in Industrial Design from the Department of Engineering and Architecture at the University of Trieste. The winner of numerous awards in nautical design, he is one of the leading international experts on the design of accessible sailing boats and motorboats. As a freelance journalist, he has written for various publishing houses on both technical and naval design issues.