Our Chairman writes book on “The Science of Sailing”

Since retiring as CEO of the Van Oossanen group of companies, our chairman Peter (in Dutch Pieter) van Oossanen has set himself the task of writing a book entitled “The Science of Sailing”. This book will appear in the form of various volumes, each volume addressing a particular theme. 
The first 2 volumes have been completed and can be ordered from www.vanoossanenacademy.nl. 

The first volume has as a sub-title “The Attainable Speed Under Sail”, while the second volume has the sub-title: “The Origin and Nature of Fluid-Dynamic Lift and Drag”. The third volume will appear later this year (2018) while the fourth volume will appear early next year. 

The third volume is entitled: The Phenomena and Drag Originating from the Boundary Layer”, while the fourth volume is entitled: “The Phenomena and Drag Originating from the Free Surface”.