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SailScience Program
Mastering the Elements: The Science of Sailing
Program Overview
An extraordinary day on the water at KRS Backwaters, in association with the Karnataka State Sailing Association. Students take the helm, read the wind, adjust sails, and feel the precise relationship between air, water, and motion. Physics becomes personal.
The Experience
Applied Fluid Dynamics
How wind velocity, water resistance, and buoyancy dictate vessel movement
Navigation & Logic
Mathematics of maritime navigation, reading weather and current patterns
Hands-on Sailing
Taking the helm under expert supervision-45 minutes of sailing
Leadership & Coordination
Deck management developing communication, trust, and team decision-making