Getting started in sailboat racing
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Published: |
International Marine/McGraw Hill,
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Publisher Address: | Camden, Me. |
Publication Dates: | c2005. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | viii, 212 p.: ill. ; 23 cm. |
ISBN: |
0071424008 (pbk.) 9780071424004 |
Index Number: | G861 |
CLC: |
G861.4 G874 |
Call Number: | G861.4/C827 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-197) and index. Welcome to the racecourse -- Starting -- The windward leg -- Windward mark roundings -- Downwind legs/reaches -- Leeward mark roundings and finishing -- Basic tactics and a few tips -- Weather -- Boat speed. Part 1, Sail controls and concepts -- Boat speed. Part 2, Sailing to windward -- Boat speed. Part 3, Sailing off the wind -- Getting involved -- Epilogue--some final words from your long-winded authors. |