The Symmetry of Sailing: The Physics of Sailing for Yachtsmen
ISBN-13:
9780229117598
ISBN-10:
0229117597
Edition:
First UK Edition
Author:
Ross Garrett
Publication date:
1987
Publisher:
Allard Coles
Format:
Hardcover
416 pages
Category:
Running & Jogging
,
Individual Sports
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ISBN-13:
9780229117598
ISBN-10:
0229117597
Edition:
First UK Edition
Author:
Ross Garrett
Publication date:
1987
Publisher:
Allard Coles
Format:
Hardcover
416 pages
Category:
Running & Jogging
,
Individual Sports
Summary
The Symmetry of Sailing: The Physics of Sailing for Yachtsmen (ISBN-13: 9780229117598 and ISBN-10: 0229117597), written by authors
Ross Garrett, was published by Allard Coles in 1987.
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Why must a boat make leeway in order to sail to windward? How can a helmsman prevent downwind rolling? Why is a sail able to produce a force at right angles to the wind direction? How do the motions of water particles in waves affect boat handling? These and many other important questions are addressed by the author in this detailed study of the motive forces of a yacht. The author has the rare gift of enabling his readers to relate the nautical phenomena with which they are so familiar to a physical 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.
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