Denny, Mark,  1953- <br/><br/>
Float your boat! :  the evolution and science of sailing / 
Mark Denny. 
 - Baltimore :  Johns Hopkins University Press,  2009. 
 - 265 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-257) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780801890093 (hbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008013283 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sailing.<br/>Sailboats--Design and construction.<br/>Sails--Aerodynamics.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>VK543  / .D45 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>623.88