Team Racing for Sailboats [Paperback]

Steve Tylecote (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1998

Team Racing is a sailing match between two teams with 3 boats in each team.  It is a sport in its own right, is fun, and is an excellent way to improve your boathandling and tactics in other forms of racing.  The tactics are very interesting – rather like chess at sea.  The manoeuvres are fierce.

This book describes those tactics and the way the rules influence those tactics.  This second edition fully updates to take into account the new 2001-2004 rules

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Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Whether you race with two, three or four boats per team, in dinghies or keelboats, this manual will help you win.  It covers:

• The language of team racing: winning combinations, race focus, stable/unstable positions
• Team strategy and tactics
• Team skills eg starting, stopping at marks, converting to a better combination
• The individual skills you need
• Positioning and windshadow control
• How umpiring work

This second edition has been completely revised for the 2001-2005 Rules, there are more pages, photos have been added, new sections show how to organise your team strategy, and key manoeuvres are covered in much greater depth.

"This has already become the bible for all enthusiastic team racers".  UKTRA

"This excellent book provides a unique insight into the thinking of one of the most respected and talented team racers of his generation".  UKTRA Website

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About the Author

Steve Tylecote has been winning in top level international team racing events for the last seven years.  Recently he raced with GBR1 Spinnaker to win the 2001 Hinman Trophy for the US Team Racing Championships, a feat never previously achieved by a non-North American team.  In 1995 he captained GBR1 to win gold at the ISAF World Team Racing championships.  He followed up on this success with two further Team Racing World Championship medals, in Ireland 1999 and Czech Republic 2001.  Steve has won the Wilson Trophy for the British Open Championships on numerous occasions.  He has also captained the British team to win the British American Cup for keelboat team racing and has won the British Universities Team Racing Championships as captain of Southampton University. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Fernhurst Books (November 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1898660514
• ISBN-13: 978-1898660514
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,042,535 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Team sailing guide, April 28, 2000

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This review is from: Team Racing for Sailboats (Paperback)

This is the best and most up to date book on Team sailing and all facets to do with the sport. It is a valuable tool for teachers and sail masters in educating students on effective methods to enhance enjoyment and success in this sport.The book includes tactic diagrams and a large section given to pre-race manouveres .

5.0 out of 5 stars Must read for umpires, June 8, 2011

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This review is from: Team Racing 2nd Edition (Paperback)

If you are a team racing umpire this is a must read. If you understand how teams use rules and tactics to their advantage it is easier for you as an umpire to anticipate their next moves. You will better understand how skippers and crew operate in a team race thus making it easier to make the right calls as an umpire.

The book is well structured, well written and has a lot of illustrations to support the written text. References to the team racing rules help as well. Keep in mind, though, that the copy I've got, has been published in 2002 and the team racing rules have evolved since then. Some of the tactics are more refined these days as well. It would be great if an updated edition would become available soon.

In summary this book is strongly recommended literature not only for the serious team racing sailor but for umpires who want to do a good job as well. The book is well invested money.

4.0 out of 5 stars Team Racing, September 20, 2010

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This review is from: Team Racing 2nd Edition (Paperback)

A great refresher that covers everything, and it serves as a valuable tool needs to be updated for the new rules