Description
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? These and many other important questions are addressed by the authors in this detailed study of the motive forces of a yacht.
Author: Ross Garrett
Publisher: Sheridan House
Published: 01/25/1996
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.36lbs
Size: 9.77h x 7.52w x 0.67d
ISBN13: 9781574090000
ISBN10: 1574090003
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Water Sports | Sailing
- Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding | General
- Technology & Engineering | Marine & Naval
Author: Ross Garrett
Publisher: Sheridan House
Published: 01/25/1996
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.36lbs
Size: 9.77h x 7.52w x 0.67d
ISBN13: 9781574090000
ISBN10: 1574090003
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Water Sports | Sailing
- Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding | General
- Technology & Engineering | Marine & Naval
About the Author
After five years of working in medical physics in the U.S., Ross Garrett returned to New Zealand to teach and research nuclear physics, which he combined with racing small catamarans and trailer sailers. The Symmetry of Sailing is based on a series of lectures given to amateur sailors at the University of Auckland.