Description
The desire to sail faster is not just a need for speed, but a longing for the feel of efficiently driving your boat at peak performance. It’s the thrill of pushing your skills to their apex, experiencing supreme confidence in your ability to go fast. Sailing instructor and racing veteran Steve Colgate shows you how to reach these goals with Performance Sailing & Racing. Colgate shares his wisdom on sail control, sail trim, boat handling, racing tactics, and more – all the factors that let you sail your boat better and faster. Inside you’ll learn how to :
- Use a spinnaker
- Understand polar diagrams
- Judge the winds in your path
- Reduce the drag on your hull
- Avoid oversteering
- Round a mark to your advantage
- Ignore distractions that disrupt your concentration on the job at hand
- Shoot across the finish line in a close race
- Handle emergencies
Full of clear, friendly, and practical tricks and tips that can be implemented next time you sail, Steve gives you the knowledge to sail faster – whether it’s to win the next race or just to blow past the other boats in the outer harbour.
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