My 20% Project

For my 20% project I am going to find out more about sailing. Sailing is my passion and I devote about 3/4 of my summer to sailing. I know how to sail and tactics to make me better, but  I want to know why those tactics work. I want to discover what makes a boat move, the differences between boats, and the impact the type of sail has on the boat. For my project I will need my boat to analyze different things on it, and some sailing resources. There is not a lot of information on the physics of sailing. Most of the websites have tips to sail faster and how to be a better sailer. I may be able to get untouch with one of the best sailors I know. He has won most of the races he has been in, they were major regattas most of them were national champion ships. He lost his spot on the U.S. Olympic Sailing team by one point. He would know what he is talking about.