 | | | | Aero-Hydrodynamics of Sailing |  | Author: Czeslaw A. Marchaj
Publisher: Intl Marine Pub
Category: Book
Buy New: $137.27
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (5 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1248379
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Rev/Expnd
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.2
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8 x 2
ISBN: 0877429936
Dewey Decimal Number: 623.812043
EAN: 9780877429937
ASIN: 0877429936
Publication Date: January 1989
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
The international classic work of reference for anyone wishing to understand the factors governing the performance of a sailing boat. Everyone interested in yacht design should read this book. A new Appendix in this Third Edition presents a simple graphic method for predicting a yacht's behavior.
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 Aero-Hydrodynamics of Sailing November 12, 2004
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I first read the prior edition of this book in the 1970s. When a new edition came out, I purchased it, knowing that I would probably not have a chance to read it again for a long time. In a nutshell, this is one of the best nonfiction books I have ever read. Period. The author communicates his subject matter concisely, clearly, comprehensively. The book is not meant for those without some technical or mathematical interest in sailing. Not that the reader needs to be an engineer -- you just need to have an interest in the way an engineer thinks. The author will explain it to you in non-engineering terms (with the tehcnical back up right there, too). There are a lot of formulae, but one can read the narrative description of the meaning of the formulae without parsing the mathematical statements. I agree that the "1" or "2" ratings tried to evaluate the book as something it is not (it is not an intro to sailing theory meant for those without some mathematical inquisitiveness).
After reading this book you will understand, in (either or both, reader's choice) mathematical or common sense terms how a sail boat works, the interaction of wind & sail, hull and waves/water.
In my view, this is a masterpiece.
An excellent introduction December 7, 2001
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I became a fan of Marchaj's work when my wife gave me a copy of of his Theory and Practice of Sailing. I went through it without pausing. From there I moved on to Aero-Hydordynamics and found this too to be a well written book if you have the right background to understand the material. I come from an electrical engineering and physics background and with the tools those disciplines give me, I was able to get a great deal out of the book. I'm not sure this is the right book for someone with a non-technical background but for someone with technical training, it's an excellent introduction to the principles that affect how a boat is moved through the water by the wind.
 poor January 18, 2001
8 out of 20 found this review helpful
I found this book dissapointing. The current price of $120 is absurd. As one of the reviewers put it, what is in the book would be confusing to someone untrained in engineering, and useless to an engineer. Principles of Yacht Design by Larsson and Eliason provides a useful, concise review of sailboat design, and is much cheaper. As a naval architect and sailor, don't waste your money. If you're looking for a concise background with some practical, useable info, get the Larsson-Eliason book. If you want more theoretical info, then you need to go to engineering school.
 Excellent insight into aerodynamics and hydrodynamics July 21, 1999
9 out of 13 found this review helpful
This book provides excellent explanations of aero and hydrodynamic phenoma. Very well written. Useful and interesting
a lot of useless junk December 10, 1998
3 out of 19 found this review helpful
poor and unuseable information. Not recommended. Material is too confusing for the untrained, and not enough hard data to be of use to someone skilled in engineering. A dissapointment.
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