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E-book: Sail Racing Bible: The Complete Guide for Dinghy and Yacht Racers

  • Format: 304 pages
  • Pub. Date: 04-Jul-2024
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Language: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781399405140
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  • Format: 304 pages
  • Pub. Date: 04-Jul-2024
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Language: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781399405140
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The complete guide to racing in dinghies and yachts, packed with hands-on practical advice, user friendly instructional diagrams, and lively, inspirational photography.

The complete guide to racing in dinghies and yachts, packed with hands-on practical advice, user friendly instructional diagrams, and lively, inspirational photography.

Racing in dinghies and yachts is a uniquely challenging sport – no other form of racing puts you at the mercy of something as unpredictable as wind or current. To win, you need an understanding of the weather and of your craft, and an understanding of psychology, whether that's your own strategy and adaptability or your opponents'. The most thorough and comprehensive guide to sail racing ever written, The Sail Racing Bible avoids the overly technical, but includes theory to help you understand what you need to do, when and why.

Packed with step-by-step instructions, clear bird's-eye diagrams showing exactly what you need to do, tip boxes and checklists, tables and charts, this book is the racing coach you need by your side, at every stage of the race, and at every level from beginner to advanced. With up-and-coming racer Mason Stang and his superstar coach Udi Gal to hand, anyone – at whatever level – can turn yesterday's defeat into tomorrow's victory.

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This book is a useful companion for anyone looking to improve their technique - Sailing Today

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The complete guide to racing in dinghies and yachts, packed with hands-on practical advice, user friendly instructional diagrams, and lively, inspirational photography.

Introduction
1. Preparation
On land
On the water
2. Tactics for Starting
Pre-start routine
Getting into position
Defending and upgrading your position
Acceleration
3. Tactics for the Upwind Leg
Maximising boat speed
Coming back from bad starts
Upwind strategy
The top mark
4. Tactics for the Downwind Leg
Boat handling and technique
Downwind distribution
The first stage - top rounding
The second stage - the big chunk
The third stage - the black diamond
5. Tactics for the Reach
Boat speed
Step 1 - protect the windward lane
Step 2 - go to your fastest angle and set
Step 3 - sail fast and clean
6. Build your season
Planning your schedule
Showing up to practice
Post-performance routine

Mason Stang is a National Champion and currently competes for Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, one of the longest established and most successful sailing teams in the United States. He has been coached by Udi Gal since his teens.

Udi Gal is a World and European Champion, and two-time Olympic sailor, who has won over 20 medals. He was the coach to Team USAs womens sailing team in the 2012 Olympics, and the Israeli mens team in 2016.