Physics of sailing
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Published: |
CRC Taylor & Francis [distributor],
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Publisher Address: | Boca Raton, Fla. London |
Publication Dates: | c2010. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xvii, 277 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: |
9781420073768 (pbk.) 1420073761 (pbk.) |
Index Number: | TU674 |
CLC: |
TU674.91 G874-05 |
Call Number: | G874-05/K496 |
Contents: |
Includes index. 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. |