Customer Reviews

The New Book of Sail Trim

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This was one of the first books I read about sail trim and I nearly gave up the sport on the spot. Conglomerating clippings from the magazine produced a very uneven book, sometimes conflicting, and frequently pitched to people of widely different experience. One chapter would assume years on the water while the next was aimed at newbies. Avoid this. Of the half dozen books on the subject I've read since, North U's sail trim book was easily the best. I'd suggest buying that instead. (And I'm still sailing.)

This book provides information in a summary format... to the point info on sail trim. It is madeup of a number of articles written by experienced sailers with their own beliefs in what is important and what works best. Where else can you get a room full of experts quickly explaining the key to proper sail trim under many different situations?
Good book, but for those with sailing knowledge and experience. Not for the beginner.

Each of the chapters are written by separate authors... some better than others. Overall there are some very good chapters on sail trimming.

A good book to read. Has some nice, concise articles on a variety of topics. I found it useful.