The definitive guide to the Laser.
The Complete Book of Laser Sailing is the most comprehensive book about successfully sailing and racing this popular and challenging high-performance dinghy. Dick Tillman tells you everything you need to know about the boat and how to set it up and sail it, including:
Plus this updated and expanded edition gives you:
"A fine-tuned guide to everything anyone could ever need or want to know about the Laser."―Sailing
"This book will most certainly make you a better sailor and could help you become a champion."―Soundings
"This book is a must."―The Little Ship
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Foreword by Bruce Kirby
Introduction
Acknowledgments
1 History
2 Basics of Laser Sailing
Tacking
Jibing
Capsizing
Docking and Landing
Rigging the Laser
Reefing
The Six Sail Controls
What to Wear
3 Boat and Equipment
Mainsheet
Traveler
Tiller and Tiller Extension
Cunningham, Outhaul, and Vang
Hiking Strap
Spars
Centerboard and Rudder
Wind Indicators
Compasses
Bailer
4 Advanced Sail Control Systems
Vang
Cunningham
Outhaul
5 Around the Racecourse
Starting
Upwind
Offwind
Finishing
Racecourse Guidelines
6 Advanced Upwind Techniques
Light Air
Medium Air
Heavy Air
Roll Tacking
7 Advanced Offwind Techniques
Reaching
Running
Roll Jibing
8 Practice and Physical Fitness
Boat against Boat
Practicing Alone
Physical Fitness
9 Maintenance
Cleaning, Wet Sanding, and Polishing
Hull Repairs
Spars
Centerboards and Rudders
Sails
10 Trailering, Cartopping, and Storage
Trailering
Cartopping
Storage
11 Sportsmanship
Fair and Friendly Competition
Enjoy Yourself
12 Interviews
Hans Fogh: The Story Behind the Laser Radial
Lainie Pardey: A Female Perspective
Paige Railey: Sailing the Laser Radial
Emily Billing: Starting to Race on the Laser 4.7
Mark Mendelblatt: Starting in a Laser Fleet
Danielle Myrdal and John Myrdal: Sailing and Training Together
Ed Baird: On-the-Water Practicing
Tom Lihan: A Heavyweight's Guide to Light Air Sailing
Terry Neilson: Changing with the Conditions--A World Champion's Perspective
John Bertrand: Preparing Physically to Win a Major Championship
Peter Commette: A Look at the Laser Past
Dave Olson and Peter Seidenberg: Masters Sailing; Dave Olson: Outdated but Still Good Rigging Techniques
Ed Adams: Zigzagging Downwind
Luther Carpenter: World-Class Downwind and Upwind Techniques
Appendix 1: Laser Championship Record
Appendix 2: International Laser Class Association
Index
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