The United States Coast Guard training ship Eagle under full sail. Eagle is one of very few "Tall Ships," or full-sized sailing ships, remaining in the world. (Photo courtesy United States Coast Guard)
A couple of years ago I had reason to do some research into ships and sailing. While I'll probably never actually do any sailing, that didn't stop me from wanting to learn more about it and how it's done. So I looked around and found a few books about the subject.