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Catamaran Sailing: From Start to Finish [Paperback]

Phil Berman (Author)
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The classic guide to catamarans, updated to bring readers the latest for everyman's sailboat. Fast, inexpensive, versatile, and exciting, catamarans are one of America's most popular pleasure crafts. Here is a complete course in catamaran sailing for the beginner and the semi-experienced sailor who wants to become more skilled in the arts of tuning, handling, and racing cats. Included are sections on buying a cat, learning the basics, heavy weather sailing, racing tactics, surfing, and more. Includes a new chapter on how to use high-performance sails. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Phil Berman has been sailing and racing catamarans since 1969. A past winner of the Hobie 14 World Championships and second-place finisher in the Hobie 18 Worlds, he has also written Catamaran Racing: From Start to Finish. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 209 pages
  • Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc (March 1982)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0393000842
  • ISBN-13: 978-0393000849
  • Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #656,697 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for beginning sailors!, November 8, 1998
This review is from: Catamaran Sailing: From Start to Finish (Paperback)
Before I read this book, I knew almost absolutely nothing about sailing. However, after reading it I was able to easily handle a Hobie 16 without previously ever having been on one. The book explains from buying your first boat all the way to advanced sailboat handling. It is a must read for anyone considering taking up catamaran sailing as a hobby.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for beginning catamaran sailors, June 9, 1998
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This book is a great tutorial on everything you need to know about sailing and racing a catamaran. It assumes you know nothing and covers all the information necessary to buy, rig, sail, and store your cat. Geared towards smaller cats and not cruising cats (Hobie, Prindle, Nacra, etc.) I highly recommend it!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for the beginning catamaran sailor, August 27, 2002
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My wife and I knew how to sail a Sunfish, and when we went shopping for a boat, we bought a Prindle catamaran. It quickly became apparent that we didn't know how to handle it in heavy weather. Catamaran sailing really is a bit different.

This book was exactly what we needed. It starts at the very beginning, and the early chapters were a bit *too* basic, but the later chapters fill in the level of detail we needed. It is written by someone who clearly knows how to teach and how to write. I don't know a better book to start with.

I do wish this book had an index, but that's my main complaint.

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