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Synopsis
Once you can sail you will want to race. This book takes you through the learning process and breaks down racing into its key elements: How a race works, helming and crewing, boat preparation, tactics and tuning.
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This book is written for those who want to start racing yachts or dinghies. The text is simple to understand and is well illustrated. The authors have many years of racing success behind them including World, European and National championship titles.
From the Back Cover
Racing is more than ′standing under a cold shower tearing up five pound notes′. It is a brilliant way of spending your leisure time, and will give you an interest for life. But how do you start ? What do you need to know to get through your first few races without damage, divorce or being shouted at by the opposition ?
The authors draw on their long racing careers at provide rules of thumb for each aspect of racing. They give you the skills to learn fast and to be successful. If you follow their advice and put in enough practice, winning is inevitable!
- The basic rules
- Surviving your first race
- Helming and crewing skills
- Preparing the boat
- Tactics
- Strategy
- Tuning
- The spinnaker
- Glossary
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- PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 1898660883
- ISBN 13 9781898660880
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number2
- Number of pages64
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