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Tactics Made Simple
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 288

Tactics Made Simple

Olympic gold medallist and multiple world champion, Paul Goodison, explains why this book is important if you want to win races. He says: "To win sailboat races you need to sail the boat fast. This comes down to hours on the water training and tuning – there are few shortcuts to hours of practising on the water. To consistently win races you need to sail fast and smart – making the right decisions to sail the best course. If you are not the fastest boat, you are still able to win races and regattas by managing risk and sailing smart. This is where good tactics come in. But, unlike boatspeed, tactics may be learnt by thinking about each leg of the course and different situations from the ...

Getting Started in Sailboat Racing
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 221

Getting Started in Sailboat Racing

A 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.

Radio-Controlled Sailboat Racing
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 317

Radio-Controlled Sailboat Racing

Tell someone you like to race radio-controlled model sailboats, and you might get a raised eyebrow or the usual question, is it propelled with a motor? But those folks have no clue what fun they are missing: This underappreciated sport can be enjoyed by the young and the old, the day sailor or the racer, the experienced sailor or the beginner. Donald W. Hain, who has skippered various types of sailboats, has been participating in the sport for years, and while this book focuses primarily on racing, it also contains useful information for the day sailor as well. Model sailing includes many subcategories of hobbies, so individuals can enjoy the parts of the sport that interest them the most. Whether you like building models at a workbench or kitchen table, designing sails, or the thrill of the actual race, the sport can be tremendously satisfying. This book guides you through every aspect of starting and excelling in radio-controlled sailboat racing, and whether you're a beginner or an experienced racer, you'll gain practical knowledge to boost your enjoyment of the sport.

Yacht Racing - The Aerodynamics of Sails and Racing Tactics
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 472

Yacht Racing - The Aerodynamics of Sails and Racing Tactics

A guide for racing yachtsman that is as useful today as when it was first published. Teaching the fundamentals of the start line, beating to windward, rounding a mark, wind abeam, before the wind. This book is a wonderful collection of anecdotes, tactics and case studies. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Getting Started in Sailboat Racing, 2nd Edition
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 225

Getting Started in Sailboat Racing, 2nd Edition

Everything you need to race your way up through the fleet If you sail--even a little--you’ve probably thought about trying your hand at racing. Now you can stop thinking and do it. Getting Started in Sailboat Racing makes this endlessly fascinating lifetime sport accessible to anyone who wants to give it a try, whether you own a sailboat, are hoping to crew, or spectating from a nearby perch. This complete course in racing fundamentals breaks the racing experience down into bite-size pieces, making the process easier to understand and reflecting the leg-by-leg nature of a typical race. With scores of helpful illustrations, this user-friendly manual takes you around the buoys, explaining ne...

Sailboat Racing
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 50

Sailboat Racing

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1981
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  • Publisher: Unknown

An introduction to the sport of sailboat racing, including its history, the fundamentals of sailing, the parts of a sailboat, safety rules, and racing classes.

Positioning
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 332

Positioning

Every racing sailor is involved in strategic decision making. The author will take you through the elements that determine racing factors: wind direction, velocity, temperature, stability, current strength, and direction. This is a masterful guide to winning.

The Racing Yachts
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 184

The Racing Yachts

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Around the Buoys
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 244

Around the Buoys

Presents a guide for beginning and intermediate racers who are mired in the bottom or middle of the fleet. With the help of numerous diagrams, readers learn to recognize when they are threatened on the race course and when they must move to realize a potential advantage.

Yacht Racing for Beginners
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 64

Yacht Racing for Beginners

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1986-04-01
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  • Publisher: W. W. Norton

Looks at the various types of sailboat racing, discusses racing equipment, rules, and strategy, and describes each leg of a typical race