Unsteady aerodynamics of upwind-sailing and tacking

Predicting unsteady sailing yacht performance is of significant current interest to racing syndicates and yacht designers alike because it is anticipated that optimising boats for dynamic conditions will lead to large performance gains. Such optimisations are usually carried out with the aid of Dyna...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gerhardt, Frederik C.
Other Authors: Flay, Richard G. J.
Published: ResearchSpace@Auckland 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2292/6599