On the Stability of Sailboats
Publisher: Trafford
Published: July 6, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9781412040099
Subjects: Transport: General Interest; 1412040094,1-4120-4009-4,041816,04-1816,Anthony Craggs,On the Stability of Sailboats,Trafford Publishing,Sailboat,stability,capsize,steep waves,ocean spectra,broaching,moment resistance; Transportation / General; Transportation / Ships & Shipbuilding / General; Ships & Shipbuilding - General; Transportation
First sentence: When a ship is stationary in flat water and there is no wind or tidal current, it is in equilibrium under two vertical forces which have a common line of action.