Race Winning Strategies is an unconventional "how to race" book that introduces such wacky, but unique characters as Deep Dakron, Scratchen Sniff, Kent McBatten, and Zig Zag Brooke. Through their brisk banter, carried on in yacht club bars, sail lofts, and at races, we learn the secrets of successful sailboat racing in all kinds of weather and tactical situations.
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A 15-minute dose of a chapter a day is the prescription to help whatever ails the racing program of the average club racer and to have fun while doing it. --SAIL Magazine, July 1996
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Tom Linskey is a writer and sail-racing enthusiast.
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This review is from: Race Winning Strategies: Smart Lessons with Deep Dakron (Paperback)
The first reading of this book was different. What is this book about? The second and third reading of this book changes the way I look at wind.
I got two other books for my crew to read. We stopped looking inside to boat at wind indicators. We staring looking outside to boat and improved two or three boats up in our fleat.
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"That's him! That's Zig Zag Brooke," a voice whispered. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
prerace homework, starboard tacker, match racers, tiller extension, windward mark, leeward mark, bow tack, protest room, persistent shift, committee boat, mark rounding, yacht club bar, speculative foray, windward leg, mast bend, starboard end, protest flag, inside overlap, boat lengths, windward rail, lee bow, sail trim, weather mark, boat speed, match racing Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Deep Dakron, Scratchen Sniff, Zig Zag Brooke, Race Committee, Road Kill, Dirty Heir, America's Cup, Lisa Quick-Cam, Protest Committee, Peep Dakron, Weekend Warrior Series, Agony Help Line Tip, Dinghy Start, Pigeon Kicker, Talking Heads New!
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"That's him! That's Zig Zag Brooke," a voice whispered. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
prerace homework, starboard tacker, match racers, tiller extension, windward mark, leeward mark, bow tack, protest room, persistent shift, committee boat, mark rounding, yacht club bar, speculative foray, windward leg, mast bend, starboard end, protest flag, inside overlap, boat lengths, windward rail, lee bow, sail trim, weather mark, boat speed, match racing Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Deep Dakron, Scratchen Sniff, Zig Zag Brooke, Race Committee, Road Kill, Dirty Heir, America's Cup, Lisa Quick-Cam, Protest Committee, Peep Dakron, Weekend Warrior Series, Agony Help Line Tip, Dinghy Start, Pigeon Kicker, Talking Heads New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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