Overview

Step-by-step training for dinghy sailors who are ready to start racing This book assumes the reader can sail and now wants to race. It aims to take them through their first few seasons of racing, to the point where they can win a club race. This new edition is in full colour and includes a new detailed section on using the asymmetric spinnaker. Each chapter focuses on one key element of sailing: rules, the wind, tactics, spinnakers, etc. * Practical step-by-step guide to the key elements of racing * Fully illustrated with colour diagrams and photographs to show each step * Takes the skipper and crew through their first couple of season's racing * A digest of the key elements of racing: rules, tactics, speed etc. * Will help readers to win their first club race

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9780470512623

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Reviews

"""...perfect to take the sailor through their first few seasons of racing...includes step-by- step training and explanations."" (Dingy Sailing Magazine, June 2007) ""...sure to perfect your ability to race and sail...and useful as a brief memory aid..."" (Yachts & Yachting, 4th May 2007)"

...perfect to take the sailor through their first few seasons of racing...includes step-by- step training and explanations. (Dingy Sailing Magazine, June 2007) ...sure to perfect your ability to race and sail...and useful as a brief memory aid... (Yachts & Yachting, 4th May 2007)

Author Information

John Caig is a twice Fireball World Champion and a former Topper National and European Champion. He was a member of the British Olympic Yachting Team. Tim Davison competed regularly on the International Laser racing circuit in the 1970s and 1980s, and was on the podium for both the Open Worlds and European Championships and won the Masters European and UK National Championships during this time. He has won the British Moth national Championships four times as well as competing successfully in many other classes.

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