AuthorKimball, John
TitlePhysics of sailing [electronic resource] / John Kimball
Imprint Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC ; London : Taylor & Francis [distributor], c2010
Connect tohttp://marc.crcnetbase.com/isbn/9781420073775
Descript xvii, 277 p. : ill

CONTENT

Depart, depart from solid Earth -- Downwind - the easy direction -- Upwind - the hard direction -- Tipping, torques, and trouble -- See how the mainsail sets -- Fluid dynamics -- Surfaces -- Waves and wakes -- Wind -- Strategy -- Finally


SUBJECT

  1. Sailing
  2. Sailboats -- Design and construction
  3. Physics
  4. Electronic books.