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Product Identifiers
PublisherMcGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
ISBN-100071424008
ISBN-139780071424004
eBay Product ID (ePID)30473084
Product Key Features
Book TitleGetting Started in Sailboat Racing
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSailing
Publication Year2004
IllustratorYes
GenreSports & Recreation
AuthorRichard Stearns, Adam Cort
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight13.3 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width7.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2004-010952
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal797.124
Table Of ContentIntroduction Chapter 1--Welcome to the Racecourse A Hypothetical Race The Course Flags, Guns, and Other Signals The Rules Q & A Chapter 2--Starting Basic Tenets of Starting Starting Strategies Q & A Chapter 3--The Windward Leg Sailing Smart on the Windward Leg Playing the Shifts More Tips/Rules for the Beat Q & A Chapter 4--Windward Mark Roundings The Rules at the Mark Approaching the Mark Boat Handling at the Windward Mark Q & A Chapter 5--Downwind Legs/Reaches Sailing Dead Downwind Reaching Legs Rules for Sailing Downwind Q & A Chapter 6--Leeward Mark Roundings and Finishing Rules at the Leeward Mark Strategies at the Mark Finishing Q & A Chapter 7--Basic Tactics and a Few Tricks Smart Port-Starboard Crossing Covering and Passing Downwind Knowing Where to Go Q & A Chapter 8--Weather How Weather Works Weather Sources and Race Day Q & A Chapter 9--Boat Speed, Part 1: Sail Controls and Concepts Balance Sail Shape: The Jargon Sail Controls Mast Tuning New Sails: How Do You Know Your Sails Are Good Enough? Q & A Chapter 10--Boat Speed, Part 2: Sailing to Windward The Way Sails Work to Windward Putting Sail Controls into Action A Quick Look at Keels Q & A Chapter 11--Boat Speed, Part 3: Sailing Off the Wind Sail Trim to Leeward Spinnakers A Quick Downwind Trimming Guide And Now . . . The "Disappointment" Q & A Chapter 12--Getting Involved Kinds of Racing Finding a Fleet Yacht Clubs: Should You Join? Buying a Boat Q & A Epilogue--Some Final Thoughts Appendix Resources Outline of Racing Rules Glossary Index
SynopsisA complete course in the fundamentals, "Getting Started in Sailboat Racing dispels the sport's elite aura and makes racing accessible to any sailor who wants to give it a try. This illustrated manual takes readers around the buoys, explaining the rules and tactics that govern starts, finishes, mark roundings, and boat-to-boat struggles for speed and advantage., A complete course in the fundamentals, Getting Started inSailboat Racing dispels the sport's elite aura and makesracing accessible to any sailor who wants to give it a try.This illustrated manual takes readers around the buoys,explaining the rules and tactics that govern starts, finishes,mark roundings, and boat-to-boat struggles for speedand advantage.
LC Classification NumberGV826.5
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- 03. Nov. 2015
The best guide to sailboat racing
This is the best intro to racing. Well written, good illustrations and many likely scenarios. This is my fifth copy. I give them to friends.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 22. Dez. 2022
Easy to read, helped improve my sailing skills.
Winning the race is all about sail trim. I your looking at the back of the fleet, this book explains what you need to do to be in front!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
