The Physics of Sailing Explained

Bryon D. Anderson

ISBN 10: 1574091700 / ISBN 13: 9781574091700

Editore: Rowman & Littlefield, 2003

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Authoritative yet accessible, this work will enable readers to better grasp how sails, keels and hulls work together to keep sailboats moving--and will sharpen their skills with a more subtle and thorough appreciation of why various boat design features are present and why certain tactics work in certain situations. Num Pages: 160 pages, 34 black & white illustrations, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: PH; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 222. . 2003. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Codice articolo V9781574091700

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Titolo: The Physics of Sailing Explained

Casa editrice: Rowman & Littlefield

Data di pubblicazione: 2003

Legatura: Brossura

Condizione: New

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Authoritative yet accessible, this work will enable readers to better grasp how sails, keels and hulls work together to keep sailboats moving--and will sharpen their skills with a more subtle and thorough appreciation of why various boat design features are present and why certain tactics work in certain situations.

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Bryon D. Anderson is a professor of physics at Kent State University and an avid sailor. As a graduate student, he spent many summers sailing Lake Erie, even making a trip to Canada and back, and has since developed a passion for cruising and club racing. This is his first nautical book.