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Overview
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.
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- ISBN-13: 9781574090000
- ISBN-10: 1574090003
- Publisher: Sheridan House
- Publish Date: January 1996
- Dimensions: 9.77 x 7.52 x 0.67 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.36 pounds
- Page Count: 280
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