Sail trim: Theory and practice

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Introduction
A little sailing theory
Laminar and turbulent flows
Circulation
Lift and resistance
Lift and drag in a sail
Forces above and
below the water
Wing profiles
Sailing on different courses
and angles to the wind
Two or more sails?
And now for the science bit
Velocity Prediction Programme (VPP)
Sail dynanometers
Types of rig
Ketches, schooners and cutters
Masthead rig
Fractional rig
Some unusual rigs
Sailcloth
Synthetic cloth Sail cut
Rig trim
Yawing
Tuning the masthead rig
Tuning the fractional rig
Sail trim in practice
Trimming the mainsail
Trimming the headsail
Strong winds
Downwind sailing
Spinnakers
Cruising chutes
Asymmetric spinnaker or gennaker
Quick reference guide
Glossary
Index