Skipper's Cockpit Racing Guide : For dinghies, keelboats and yachts Paperback / softback
by Tim Davison
Paperback / softback
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The Skipper's Cockpit Racing Guide is an at-a-glance reference for dinghy and yacht racers, covering everything they need to know to improve their performance - and win.
From those in their first year of racing to old hands wondering why they're not winning, this splash-proof, lie-flat guide covers an enormous amount of detail in a simple, easy to follow format. Topics are broken down into photo sequences, boxes, flowcharts, hints and tips, and cover: - setting your goals - assembling the right boat and gear - practising and tuning (straight line, tacking, gybing, rounding marks, doing penalties) - starting (planning, set-up of rig and foils) - race strategy (beating, reaching, running) - tactics against the opposition - crewing skills (trim, weight) - tides and currents (what affects the flow, using them to your advantage) - wind (wind shadows, wind bends, forecasts) - spinnakers (symmetric, asymmetric, hoist, gybe, drop) - rules (start, beat, reach, run) A final section on troubleshooting enables readers to rate their performance and identify areas for improvement, handily linking back to those pages in the book.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:32 pages, Colour photographs and explanatory diagrams throughout
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:13/03/2014
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- ISBN:9781472900319
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:32 pages, Colour photographs and explanatory diagrams throughout
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:13/03/2014
- Category:
- ISBN:9781472900319