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Forces on sails[edit]

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I've listed this article for peer review because there is near constant, ongoing debate within the sailing community over the exact nature of the forces which act upon sails. As a result I believe that this article would benefit from scientific peer review.

Thanks, Chalexthegreat (talk) 01:45, 21 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Comments from starship.paint

Not an expert, sorry Chalexthegreat. Some unsourced stuff which was not pointed out already: 1) Theoretical results require empirical confirmation with wind tunnel tests on scale models and full-scale testing of sails. 2) Role of wind section. 3) Net aerodynamic force section. 4) Contribution of lift to the progress of the vessel section.
Overall is simply a huge article with many unreferenced sections. Trimming may be useful. starship.paint ~ ¡Olé! 05:25, 8 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Comments from Jo-Jo Eumerus

There are a lot of Wikipedia:Bare URLs and references with little more than the URL being used as references. I do recommend applying WP:CITEHOW at these.
As noted before, a lot of paragraphs and sections need sourcing. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 13:28, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Comments from HopsonRoad

Please note the rewrite proposed and under development in the Talk:Forces on sails/sandbox. The existing article has too many problems of structure and logic of development (general to specific) to fix piecemeal. User:HopsonRoad 14:48, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Note that a thoroughly revised version of this article has been stood up. The previous version is preserved in a sandbox reached from the Talk page. User:HopsonRoad 15:26, 7 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]