The why book of sailing
By: Scott Welty.
Publisher: Burford Books
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Short Hills, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 179
ISBN-13: 9781580801461
Subjects: Sailing
Other titles: The why book of sailing :
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Floating alone : Archimedes; title: Moving through wind and water : using vectors; title: The nature of force : more vectors; title: Torque : a leveraged deal; title: Navigation and piloting : old and new; title: Batteries and lightning; title: Waves; title: Optics, illusions, and rainbows; title: Conservation and cruising.