Illustrated Sail & Rig Tuning – Genoa & mainsail trim, spinnaker & gennaker, rig tuning: 1 (Illustrated Nautical Manuals) - Softcover

Dedekam, Ivar

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1898660670 ISBN 13: 9781898660675

Publisher: Fernhurst Books Ltd., 2000

Synopsis

A beautifully, uniquely illustrated nautical guide to how to trim your sails and rig for maximum performance. With a revolutionary approach, this guide tackles the practical and realistic elements of tuning your boat, plus the theory of sail aerodynamics.

About this title

Review:

"This book is different... I recommend this little book to everyone - whether expert or novice you'll find something." (Sailing Today) "Filled to the brim with every scrap of information that both novice and experienced sailor will welcome as a 'must have' addition to their bookshelves." (Multihull World) "Every keelboat sailor should have a copy of this book." (Danish Sailing Association) "Simply outstanding." (Sailrite) "I will urge anyone who takes their sailing seriously to buy a copy." (Cruising Magazine) "The best we've seen." (Good Old Boat Magazine) "This is a great book to have to get the most out of your sailboat, no matter what the size." (TrailerSailor) "Very thorough." (Yachting Monthly)

From the Author:

The making of a different book on sailing
Hello readers I have been sailing in Norway and the Atlantic for many years and have always wanted to learn more of how to tune sails and rig better. I read every book on the topic I could come over but I alway felt confused afterwards. There always seemed to be contradictions between the various chapters in a book as there were contradictions between different books -even if they had been written by very famous yachtsmen. I therefore asked question and asked again until I thought I had it right. I then sat down and tried to systematize the informations I received making illustrations rather than using confusing photos.

In this book I have tried to distil those rules of thumb and theories commonly agreed upon among the sailing community. What makes this book different from the most other books on the topic, is the short, concentrated text with adjacent corresponding illustrations. 80 pages with more than 150 colour illustrations hopefully giving an interesting, systematic and easily accessible introduction to the art of trimming sails and rig. The aim is to make it easy to find, understand and last but not least remember the information that the reader is seeking.

About this edition

• Publisher: Fernhurst Books Ltd.
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1898660670
• ISBN 13: 9781898660675
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 80