Performance Sailing and Racing: All You Need to Know to Sail Faster and Smarter - Brossura

Colgate, Steve

 
9780071793469: Performance Sailing and Racing: All You Need to Know to Sail Faster and Smarter
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ISBN 10: 0071793461 ISBN 13: 9780071793469
Casa editrice: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2012

Sinossi

From a racing master, all the knowledge you need to make your boat go faster and safer in any condition

In Performance Sailing and Racing, Steve Colgate explains how to improve your sailing and push your boat to higher but safer speeds. He shows you how get your boat to perform as it was designed--with grace and an ease of motion--and to sail at a fast speed that can get you out of situations more quickly and arrive at your destination sooner.

Used as one of the text books at the many branches of the Colgate Sailing School, Performance Sailing and Racing will help you get started in racing and improve as you learn. Even veteran sailors will pick up some new tips and tricks to becoming a successful racer. End-of-chapter quizzes reinforce what you learn so you can use your knowledge confidently on the water.

Sail faster and smarter:

  • Get the picture with clear, colorful photos and graphics
  • Master vital topics relating to boat speed--sail trim, sheet lead angles, steering differences in light and heavy air
  • Learn even those daunting topics, including using a spinnaker and understanding polar diagrams

With this master teacher's wisdom on all the factors that make your boat sail better, you'll win the next race or just blow past the other boats in the outer harbor.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Steve Colgate founded the Offshore Sailing School in 1964. He has participated in two America’s Cup trials, seventeen Newport-Bermuda races, seven Fastnet Races, the Pan American Games, the Olympics, and six transatlantic races. The Offshore Sailing School operates from four Florida locations (Captiva Island; Ft. Myers Beach; St. Petersburg; and the Florida Keys) and from Chelsea Piers, New York City; Jersey City, NJ; St. Michaels, MD; and the British Virgin Islands. In 2003, US SAILING awarded the Colgates the Timothea Larr Trophy in recognition of their outstanding leadership and excellence in sailing education.

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Editore
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Data di pubblicazione
2012
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0071793461
ISBN 13 
9780071793469
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
128
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
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