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CATAMARAN RACING.By Kim Furniss and Sarah Powell. Softback, 170mm x 240mm, 96 pages, black and white photographs.
If winning cat races is your goal – look no further. You’ll find the winning formula here. Catamaran Racing shows you how to improve from club level to world championship standard. You will learn how to set realistic goals, how to make your boat the fastest on the water, and how to outsail and outmanoeuvre the opposition. And every point is fully illustrated with photo sequences of the authors in action, so you can see how it’s done.
Kim Furniss and Sarah Powell are a formidable team: they have won World, European and National titles and are dynamite in any class of catamaran.
NZ$40.00 + Delivery.
PAUL ELVSTROM EXPLAINS THE RACING RULES OF SAILING 2009-2012.By Paul Elvstrom. Plasticback, 127mm x 195mm, 227 pages, monochrome drawings and illustrations.
Now in its 12th edition, this handy-sized book with its signature plastic protest boats has been the most trusted reference for racing sailors at all levels for over 40 years. Written by a sailor for sailors, it promotes a greater understanding of the rules so that everyone can interpret them correctly.
This unique approach devised by Paul Elvstrom gives birds-eye views and detailed explanations of how the rules are applied to racing situations, which are then cross-referenced to the relevant case studies provided by the ISAF.
NZ$60.00 + Delivery.
HOW TO TRIM SAILS.By Peter Schweer. Paperback, 138mm x 217mm, 105 pages, monochrome drawings and plans.
This practical guide is for owners and crew sailing all types of boats from dinghies to offshore cruisers with either masthead or fractional rigs. It explaines what sail trim is all about, how to achieve it and what its benefits are, and covers:
How to Trim Sails will help racers and cruisers of all levels of experience get the best performance from their boats and sails
NZ$35.00 + Delivery.
GETTING STARTED IN SAILBOAT RACINGBy Adam Cort & Richard Stearns. Pbk, 188mm x 233mm, 212 pages, monochrome photographs and drawings.
If you sail - even a little - you've probably thought about trying your hand at racing. Now you can stop thinking and do it. This book makes this endlessly fascinating lifetime sport accessible to anyone who wants to give it a try.
This complete course in racing fundamentals breaks the racing experience down into bite-size pieces, making the process easier to understand and reflecting the leg-by-leg nature of a typical race. With scores of helpful illustrations, this user-friendly manual takes you around the buoys, explaining the rules and tactics that apply to each part of the race. You'll learn how to:
NZ$33.00 + delivery.
THE COMPLETE BOOK OF LASER SALING Second EditionBy Dick Tillman FORWARD BY Bruce Kirby. Pbk, 185mm x 235mm, 177 pages, monochrome photographs and drawings.
The Complete Book Of Laser Sailing is the most comprehensive book about sailing and racing this popular and challenging high-performance dinghy. Dick Tillman tells you everything you need to know about the boat, including:
This updated and expanded edition gives you:
NZ$42.00 + delivery.
SAIL TRIMBy Peter Hahne. Pbk, 140mm x 215mm, 120 pages, colour photographs and drawings.
Sail Trim is the art of setting sails in response to the varying conditions imposed by the wind, waves, boat speed and desired course.
Regarded as something of a black art, good sail trim can mean the difference between winning and losing a race or reaching harbour before the tide turns. This book demystifies the skill of good sail trim with the aid of superb colour diagrams and photographs, to enable racers and cruisers alike to sail efficiently and get the most out of their boats.
Taking account of all types of wind condition the author explains:
There is really only one way to set your sails for maximum efficiently; this book explains how.
NZ$46.00 + delivery.
RACE TRAINING.By Rick White & Mary Wells. Paperback, 152mm x 230mm, 157 pages, monochrome drawings.
This book contains drills to make you a champion.
By practising in this structured way, we guarantee you will sail faster, better and smarter - and will ultimately win races.
The drills apply to all types of boat - monohulls, multihulls and sailboard. The equipment needed is minimal - the only thing you really need is the desire to improve your performance.
This book is divided into major sections:
Luck does play a part in racing - but remember: the more you practise, the luckier you'll get!
NZ$40.00 + delivery.
TUNING YOUR DINGHY.By Lawrie Smith. Paperback, 185mm x 244mm, 63 pages, monochrome photos.
This book throws a bright light on the black art of boat tuning. Here is a logical, systematic approach to the problem of setting up your boat and fine-tuning it for maximum speed on all points of sailing. A "troubleshooting" section at the back of the book shows how to pinpoint and cure specific weaknesses in your boat's performance.
NZ$30.00 + delivery.
PROP RIDERS.By Phillip Kunz & William G, Holder. Paperback, 216mm x 278mm, monochrome and colour photos.
Here for the first time, is a comprehensive look at what one famous driver called "the greatest game on earth". Prop Riders presents the story of automobile engine-powered Limited class hydroplane racing in all its colour and fascinating technical detail. These are the Thunder Boats that have long been the heart and soul of competition for racers throughout the United States and overseas.
Who can forget the image of a brightly painted hydroplane skimming across the water leaving behind it a towering roostertail of white spray? Now, Prop Riders brings the story of the skittish hot rods of boat racing - hydroplanes powered by highly tuned V8-engines from Chevy, Ford, and Chrysler, to name just a few. In fact, this is a sport that offers something to race enthusiasts of all kinds. Interested in the smaller boats? A stock Toyota engine or highly modified BMW-powered screamer? They are all here.
In Prop Riders, fans will learn what each class is all about together with fascinating details on hull design, construction, powertrain technology - even the fastgrowing hobby of restoring vintage hydroplanes!
NZ$75.00 + delivery.
MAINSAIL TRIMMING.By Felix Marks. Paperback, 170mm x 210mm, colour photos and illustrations.
Uncover the secrets to sailing fast whilst remaining in control.
Mainsail trimming is not only a physically and mentally demanding role on a boat; it is also one of the most crucial. You need a deep and subtle appreciation of sail shapes and the controls used to achieve them. Most significantly, the role requires an obsession with acquiring and retaining speed.
This book is here to help and it has been written in a groundbreaking way. Every effort has been made to simplify the subject and explain everything that you need to know without blinding you with science. Sailing terminology has been reined-in as much as possible and only information relating to mainsail trimming has been included.
High quality photographs and illustrations are used throughout to simplify this complex subject. This is achieved by showing the sail shapes needed to make the boat go fast and stay under control. Only one sailing role is dealt with to further simplify the subject and make sailing more accessible to the newcomer.
NZ$42.00 + delivery.
THE ART OF RACING SAILING DVD.By Phil Nicols. DVD. Running time 58 minutes.
This DVD is a comprehensive look at setting up the modern racing boat for top performance. Learn how to sail between two points and around the buoys in the shortest time, maximize youe boat to attain the greatest speed in any given condition and get a better understanding of the race before the boat is even launched. A must have for the serious racer to improve their boat's performance. Subjects covered include:
NZ$60.00 + delivery.
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