The Symmetry of Sailing: The Physics of Sailing for Yachtsman
Book Details
Author(s)
Ross Garrett
Publisher
Sheridan House
ISBN / ASIN
1574090003
ISBN-13
9781574090000
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#828,457
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Description
Here is a detailed study of the motive forces of a yacht written in clear and accessible terms. The author has the rare gift of enabling his readers to relate the nautical phenomena with which they are so familiar to a scientific explanation of how and why these occur. The first part covers downwind sailing, upwind sailing, sails, the hull, and the dynamic motion of a yacht. Part Two is devoted to more mathematical explanations of the same phenomena for those requiring a more scientific approach.
