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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