Sailing
In sailing, the physical principles involved are the same as for aircraft. A sail's angle of attack is the angle between the sail's chord line and the direction of the wind.
A boat's angle of attack is the angle between the boat's course and the wind direction. See points of sail.
Read more about this topic: Angle Of Attack
Famous quotes containing the word sailing:
“Come, cuddle your head on my shoulder, dear,
Your head like the golden-rod,
And we will go sailing away from here
To the beautiful land of Nod.”
—Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1855–1919)
“The Colonel went out sailing,
He spoke with Turk and Jew
With Christian and with Infidel
For all tongues he knew.
“O what’s a wifeless man?” said he
And he came sailing home.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
“O western orb sailing the heaven,
Now I know what you must have meant as a month since I walked,
As I walked in silence the transparent shadowy night,”
—Walt Whitman (1819–1892)