The Physics of Sailing

Recommended QUEST Resources

• Producer's Notes: Physics of Sailing

  It was another average Tuesday. I was sitting at my desk, looking at my calendar. Another day of budget meetings, returning emails, reviewing contracts, yawn. The usual buzz of production was going on around me, a crew going out to do a story about... sailing. Ah sailing, my favorite topic.
  
  QUEST staffer and sailing enthusiast Sandy Schonning shares some behind-the-scenes notes for our Physics of Sailing story.

Additional Links

• NASA's Airfoil Simulator

  Learn more about the properties of lift: Play with NASA's Airfoil Simulator.

• Treasure Island Sailing Center

  Treasure Island Sailing Center provides a valuable service to the San Francisco community through their Adaptive Sailing Program, which ranges from introductory sailing for children and adults to competitive training for individuals training for the US Paralympic Sailing Team. Physically disabled persons gain a sense of independence and self-confidence while sailing and are able to compete equally against able-bodied sailors.

• Modern Sailing Academy

  This school is where the QUEST Team took their sailing lesson in the story.

• S.F. Maritime National Historic Park

  Learn more about San Francisco's rich sailing history - visit the S.F. Maritime National Historic Park.

• Arvel Gentry - sailing physics papers

  Learn more about the complexity of the physics of sailing - read boat designer and sailor Arvel Gentry's technical papers.