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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Ross Garrett , Dave WilkiePublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Imprint: Sheridan House Dimensions: Width: 19.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 24.80cm Weight: 0.308kg ISBN: 9781574090000ISBN 10: 1574090003 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 25 January 1996 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsPreface Part I. Chapter 1. The Symmetry of Sailing Chapter 2. Downwind Sailing Chapter 3. Upwind SAiling Chapter 4. Sails Chapter 5. The Hull Chapter 6. Dynamic Motion of a Yacht Part II. Chapter 7. More on Downwind Sailing Chapter 8. Mathematical Extras on Upwinds Sailing Chapter 9. Three Dimensional Lift Theory Chapter 10. Further Hull Characteristics Chapter 11. Some Details of Dynamic Motion Bibliography Appendices IndexReviewsA technoid's delight . . . If you're willing to wade through it and spend some time scratching your head, there are enough nuggets here to make this a worthwhile read. Author InformationAfter 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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