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Skipper's Cockpit Racing Guide

by Tim Davison
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The Skipper's Cockpit Racing Guide is an at-a-glance reference for dinghy and yacht racers, covering everything they need to know to improve their performance – and win. From those in their first year of racing to old hands wondering why they're not winning, this guide covers an enormous amount of detail in a simple, easy to follow format.

Topics are broken down into photo sequences, boxes, flowcharts, hints and tips, and cover:

  • setting your goals
  • assembling the right boat and gear
  • practising and tuning (straight line, tacking, gybing, rounding marks, doing penalties)
  • starting (planning, set-up of rig and foils)
  • race strategy (beating, reaching, running)
  • tactics against the opposition
  • crewing skills (trim, weight)
  • tides and currents (what affects the flow, using them to your advantage)
  • wind (wind shadows, wind bends, forecasts)
  • spinnakers (symmetric, asymmetric, hoist, gybe, drop)
  • rules (start, beat, reach, run)

    A final section on troubleshooting enables readers to rate their performance and identify areas for improvement, handily linking back to those pages in the book.

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    Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

    Kindle Book

    • Release date: May 1, 2014

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    • ISBN: 9781472900326
    • Release date: May 1, 2014

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    • ISBN: 9781472900326
    • File size: 14891 KB
    • Release date: May 1, 2014

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    subjects

    Sports & Recreations Nonfiction

    Languages

    English

    The Skipper's Cockpit Racing Guide is an at-a-glance reference for dinghy and yacht racers, covering everything they need to know to improve their performance – and win. From those in their first year of racing to old hands wondering why they're not winning, this guide covers an enormous amount of detail in a simple, easy to follow format.

    Topics are broken down into photo sequences, boxes, flowcharts, hints and tips, and cover:

  • setting your goals
  • assembling the right boat and gear
  • practising and tuning (straight line, tacking, gybing, rounding marks, doing penalties)
  • starting (planning, set-up of rig and foils)
  • race strategy (beating, reaching, running)
  • tactics against the opposition
  • crewing skills (trim, weight)
  • tides and currents (what affects the flow, using them to your advantage)
  • wind (wind shadows, wind bends, forecasts)
  • spinnakers (symmetric, asymmetric, hoist, gybe, drop)
  • rules (start, beat, reach, run)

    A final section on troubleshooting enables readers to rate their performance and identify areas for improvement, handily linking back to those pages in the book.

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    Sports & Recreations Nonfiction