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Team Racing for Sailboats

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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 .

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.

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

There aren't many book on team racing in sailboats, and this one is comprehensive and well-written. It is a little crowded with lots of information and small diagrams that take a while to digest, but overall it's a very good resource.