Getting Started in Sailboat Racing - Adam Cort and Richard Stearns
Getting Started in Sailboat Racing - Adam Cort and Richard Stearns
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Książka objaśnia reguły i taktyki rządzące żeglarstwem regatowym, przybliżając ten sport każdemu żeglarzowi. Książka w języku angielskim.
 
Spis treści: Introduction 1. Welcome to the Racecourse A Hypothetical Race * The Course * Flags, Guns, and Other Signals * The Rules * Q & A 2. Starting Basic Tenets of Starting * Starting Strategies * Q & A 3. The Windward Leg Sailing Smart on the Windward Leg * Playing the Shifts * More Tips/Rules for the Beat * Q & A 4. Windward Mark Roundings The Rules at the Mark * Approaching the Mark * Boat Handling at the Windward Mark * Q & A 5. Downwind Legs/Reaches Sailing Dead Downwind * Reaching Legs * Rules for Sailing Downwind Q & A 6. Leeward Mark Roundings and Finishing Rules at the Leeward Mark * Strategies at the Mark * Finishing * Q & A 7. Basic Tactics and a Few Tricks Smart Port-Starboard Crossing * Covering and Passing Downwind * Knowing Where to Go * Q & A 8. Weather How Weather Works * Weather Sources and Race Day * Q & A 9. Boat Speed, Part 1: Sail Controls and Concepts Balance * Sail Shape: The Jargon * Sail Controls * Mast Tuning * New Sails: How Do You Know Your Sails Are Good Enough? * Q & A 10. Boat Speed, Part 2: Sailing to Windward The Way Sails Work to Windward * Putting Sail Controls into Action * A Quick Look at Keels * Q & A 11. Boat Speed, Part 3: Sailing Off the Wind Sail Trim to Leeward * Spinnakers * A Quick Downwind Trimming Guide * And Now . . . The “Disappointment” * Q & A 12. Getting Involved Kinds of Racing * Finding a Fleet * Yacht Clubs: Should You Join? * Buying a Boat * Q & A Epilogue—Some Final Thoughts Appendix Resources Outline of Racing Rules Glossary Index
Oprawa miękka. 212 stron. Format: 185x235mm. ISBN 0-07-142400-8