An anthology of authoritative articles from Sail Magazine. Includes ideas and practices from leading yachtsman, sailmakers, and designers concerned with all aspects of the sport from cruising to racing and dingies to keelboats.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best single source for getting the most from your sailboat,
By mwestco@bsu.idbsu.edu (Boise, ID) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Best of Sail Trim (Library Binding)
The book is a compilation of articles written for SAIL magazine. The editors took the best articles and made them available in this book. Each chapter deals with a different subject, e.g., mail sail and head sail trimming, tactics etc. The authors are names that you will recognize. This the best of the books I have read for the person who wants to get that last little bit of speed from their boat. It is a must read for the person getting into racing. Love it so much that my sailing buddies got this for Christmas from me.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: The Best of Sail Trim (Paperback)
owned and used ocasionally for thirty years specifically for racing ,some of the hardware articles dont pertain to newer boats but you cant buy speed cheaper than this,the writers,which are many are all expert sail makers or nationally known sailors,i highlighted the best paragraphs a gem!
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best of sail trimming,
By Marcop (Paris, France) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Best of Sail Trim (Paperback)
This book is an outstanding book. Event though some articles are no more applicable I consider that 90% of the book is interesting. I read some outstanding books on sail trimmings like "High performance sailing", "winning in one design" or dedekar's book, I consider this one as one of the top. In other books, sail trimming tips are given in a wordy way. In that all trimming is explains simply and you get the reasons to do it.I would like that the writers think about updating the book today articles.
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Remember the last time your boat was cranked up on the wind and you felt you could defend the America's Cup? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sail interaction, mainsail causes, spinnaker trimming, jib lead angle, double head rig, lull tension, sail efficiency, mainsheet traveller, stagnation streamline, flattening reef, luff tension, jib topsail, tight leech, freestream speed, halyard tension, masthead fly, genoa staysail, leech tension, mast bend, bootstrap effect, roller furling gears, cruising man, heeling force, slot effect, sheet tension Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Righting Moment, Heeling Arm, Cross-section of Mainsail, Distance Figure, America's Cup, Bruce Banks, Detail Fig, Ken Rose New!
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Remember the last time your boat was cranked up on the wind and you felt you could defend the America's Cup? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sail interaction, mainsail causes, spinnaker trimming, jib lead angle, double head rig, lull tension, sail efficiency, mainsheet traveller, stagnation streamline, flattening reef, luff tension, jib topsail, tight leech, freestream speed, halyard tension, masthead fly, genoa staysail, leech tension, mast bend, bootstrap effect, roller furling gears, cruising man, heeling force, slot effect, sheet tension Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Righting Moment, Heeling Arm, Cross-section of Mainsail, Distance Figure, America's Cup, Bruce Banks, Detail Fig, Ken Rose New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Fundamentals of Sailboat Racing by Stephen Falk in Back Matter
- Sailing Theory and Practice by Czeslaw A. Marchaj on page 247
- Sailing Racing Rules the Easy Way by Stephen A. Falk in Back Matter
- New Approaches to Structural Mechanics, Shells and Biological Structures (Solid Mechanics and Its Applications) by Horace R. Drew on page 37
- The Physics of Sailing Explained by Bryon D. Anderson in Back Matter
- The New Book of Sail Trim by Ken Textor in Back Matter
- Advice to the Sealorn by Herb Payson in Back Matter
- The SAIL Book of Common Sense Cruising by Patience Wales in Front Matter
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