Denny Mark. Float Your Boat! The evolution and science of sailing

Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009. - 265 p.
ISBN13: 978-0-8018-9009-3 (hbk.: alk. paper).
ISBN10: 0-8018-9009-8 (hbk.: alk. paper).
Sailing enthusaist and physicist Mark Denny first traces the evolution of the sailing craft, from prehistoric coracles made of animal skins and antlers to the sailboat's rein-vention as a pleasure craft during the Industrial Revolution. He then identifies specific sailing phenomena—how wind drives modern Bermuda sloops, how torque determines stability, why hull speed exists—and provides the key physics principles behind them.Evolution: From Prehistory to the Age of Sail.
Analysis: Square-Rigged Ship Motion.
Evolution: From the Age of Sail to the Modern Yacht.
Analysis: Fore-and-Aft Boat Motion - Introducing Lift and Drag.
A Lot of Torque.
Flying through Water.
Windsurfing.
Appendix: Lifting the Veil.
Notes.Additional Readings.Энтузиаст паруса и физик Марк Денни рассказывает о эволюции парусных судов с доисторических времен до наших дней.
Он объясняет аэродинамику и гидродинамику движения парусных судов.
Отдельные главы посвящены виндсерфингу.