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Catamaran Racing [Paperback]

Kim Furniss (Author), Sarah Powell (Author)
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August 1, 2006
If winning cat races is your goal - look no further. You will find the winning formula here.

Catamaran Racing shows you how to improve from club level to world championship standard. You will learn how to set realistic goals, how to make your boat the fastest on the water, and how to outsail and outmanoeuvre the opposition. And every point is fully illustrated with photo sequences of the authors in action - so you can see how it's done.

  • Part 1 gives speed techniques - for all conditions and all points of sailing.
  • Part 2 explains race tactics - how to outwit the opposition on the racecourse.
  • Part 3 shows how to give your boat blinding speed.
  • Part 4 demonstrates how to tune the rig, and tweak it for peak performance.

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If winning cat races is your goal - look no further.  You will find the winning formula here.

Catamaran Racing shows you how to improve from club level to world championship standard.  You will learn how to set realistic goals, how to make your boat the fastest on the water, and how to outsail and outmanoeuvre the opposition.  And every point is fully illustrated with photo sequences of the authors in action - so you can see how it's done.

  • Part 1 gives speed techniques - for all conditions and all points of sailing.
  • Part 2 explains race tactics - how to outwit the opposition on the racecourse.
  • Part 3 shows how to give your boat blinding speed.
  • Part 4 demonstrates how to tune the rig, and tweak it for peak performance.

About the Author

Kim Furniss and Sarah Powell are a formidable team: they have won World, European and National titles and are dynamite in any class of catamaran.
Trained as a boatbuilder, Kim Furniss still builds and repairs boats.  His success in catamarans mean he is in great demand for boat development and race coaching.
Like many successful crews, Sarah Powell is a helmsman in her own right,.  In this book she shows that crewing is a vital skill - at least as important as helming.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 96 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (August 1, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0906754909
  • ISBN-13: 978-0906754900
  • Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.8 x 0.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #957,715 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Concise and well illustrated, September 9, 2007
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This book is not overly complicated but gives a quick and easy lesson in catamaran sailing. It reads easily, and can be read cover to cover in one night.
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transom drag, catamaran racing, good boatspeed, mast rake, mainsheet tension, rig tension, trapeze wire, windward mark, leeward mark, tiller extension, medium winds, committee boat, rudder blades
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