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THE SCIENCE OF SAILING: Why Boats Float, How They Sail, and Other Mysteries
THE SCIENCE OF SAILING Why Boats Float How They Sail and Other Mysteries
Author: Steve Killing, Douglas Hunter
This fascinating tour through the magic of sailing will improve your skills while it satisfies your curiosity By what alchemy do rudder, sail and keel transform air into motion? How does a boat sail into the wind, how mediate between water and wind? How is it that a keel provides ?lift? and why is a boat not tipped by the wind? Why do ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780071494342
ISBN-10: 0071494340
Publication Date: 10/1/2010
Pages: 208
Edition: 1
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Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Book Type: Paperback
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