Racing: A Beginners Manual 2001-2005 [Paperback]

Mr John Caig (Author), Timothy Davison (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1898660883 | ISBN-13: 978-1898660880 | Publication Date: December 5, 2001 | Edition: 2

Once you can sail you will want to race.  This book takes you through the learning process and breaks down racing into its key elements: How a race works, helming and crewing, boat preparation, tactics and tuning.

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From the Back Cover

Racing is more than 'standing under a cold shower tearing up five pound notes'.  It is a brilliant way of spending your leisure time, and will give you an interest for life.  But how do you start ?  What do you need to know to get through your first few races without damage, divorce or being shouted at by the opposition ?

The authors draw on their long racing careers at provide rules of thumb for each aspect of racing.  They give you the skills to learn fast and to be successful.  If you follow their advice and put in enough practice, winning is inevitable!

• The basic rules
• Surviving your first race
• Helming and crewing skills
• Preparing the boat
• Tactics
• Strategy
• Tuning
• The spinnaker
• Glossary

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition (December 5, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1898660883
• ISBN-13: 978-1898660880
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.7 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,211,797 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellence guide line to all level dinghy racer, May 15, 2003

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"honney-bee" (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Racing: A Beginner's Manual (Paperback)

Although the book was written in '80s, that is why it only cover spinnaker technique and old racing rules. However, it is not felt out of date.

It covers all of the topics of dinghy race. The language is simple and all important points are well addressed and clearly explained. The chapters of Tactics and Stratey are particulary wounderful.

It is an essential reading material for dinghy racers.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars rating of this book, April 24, 2000

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Jonathan L smith (chicago, usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Racing: A Beginner's Manual (Paperback)

i thought this was an exellent book, and they expressed theyre opinions in just the right times, they didnt really talk much about the spinnaker, but other than that its great