Its longevity gives testament to its ultimate validity in sailboat design.
Center of pressure is used in sailboat design to represent the position on a sail where the aerodynamic force is concentrated.
Both ideas have since become common in sailboat design.
The importance of his book within yachting has been described as having brought scientific sailboat design into the public eye.
It was a popular sailboat design, but it led to a demand for a lighter, more affordable boat.
What they got, she added, was a building "with logic like a sailboat design, streamlined, simple and assertive."
Whether the 49er becomes another flash in the pan of sailboat design remains to be seen, however.
Buller began with an interest in sailboat design.
The company built or distributed many very popular sailboat designs including:
Thus permanently influencing the course of sailboat design.