The book of Reinke, Lutyen and Musa "Building yachts," published in the West German publishing house "Delius, Klasing and Co." in 1976, is rightfully considered a kind of encyclopedia on the design and construction of yachts for long-distance sports and sea racing. Popular and in a concise form, the authors cover a wide range of issues that the designer and shipyard workers have to solve when building yachts: selection of the type and contours of the hull, material and design of the hull, construction technology, equipment of the vessel, equipping it with rigging and sails, installation of the engine and electrical equipment, etc. The book is designed for a wide range of readers: specialists engaged in the design and construction of cruising and cruising-racing yachts, yachtsmen, amateur shipbuilders, and can also be useful to students of shipbuilding specialties interested in small-tonnage shipbuilding.