Sail and Rig Tuning

Author: Ivar Dedekam
Publisher: *Wiley Nautical
ISBN: 9781898660675
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 84

Book Description
A guide to tuning the sails and rigs of yachts and small keelboats, featuring step-by-step instructions and more than 150 illustrations.

The New Book of Sail Trim

Author: Ken Textor
Publisher: Sheridan House, Inc.
ISBN: 9780924486814
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 244

Book Description
Editor Ken Textor is a writer and sailing enthusiast.

JIB Trimming - Get the Best Performance and Acceleration Whether Racing Or Cruising2

Author: Felix Marks
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781909911253
Category : Sailing
Languages : en
Pages : 96

Book Description
Everything you need to know about trimming the foresail: from lift, drag and sail shape to wind changes and sea state, with lots more in between.

The Best of Sail Trim

Author: Charles Mason
Publisher: Sheridan House, Inc.
ISBN: 9781574091199
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 294

Book Description
An anthology of authoritative articles from SAIL magazine--one of the world's major sailing magazines.

A Manual of Sail Trim

Author: Stuart H. Walker
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393032963
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
A guide for racing covers the principles of sail trim, crew movement techniques, maneuvers, and control systems, and gives advice on adjusting to special conditions.

North U Trim Book

Author: Bill Gladstone
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780972436113
Category : Boats and boating
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description

Learn to Sail with Captain Sailnator

Author: Alexander Meyer
Publisher: Alexander Meyer
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 209

Book Description
This ebook is designed as preparation for a practical sailing course or as an accompaniment to it. It is also excellent for people who are returning to sailing and want to freshen up their knowledge. For those who have just started it helps to understand how sailing works and is also suitable to introduce family members, partners and friends in this wonderful sport. All the important sailing manoeuvres are explained comprehensively and easy to understand. After reading this ebook you will visit your practical sailing course well prepared. There you can concentrate on the actually important matter, already knowing some of the theory: Sailing The ebook contains 144 coloured images showing the important sailing manoeuvres step by step. On additional 75 black and white images the nautical knots are explained. So before you buy the ebook please download a free sample and have a look if your ebook-reader shows all details on the images correctly.

Learning to Sail

Author: H. A. Calahan
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486149587
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 383

Book Description
One of the best guides ever written for the novice sailor. Expert coverage of boat selection, mooring, knots, bending and hoisting sail, much more. 111 black-and-white figures.

Cruising Catamarans Made Easy

Author: American Sailing
Publisher: American Sailing
ISBN: 0982102542
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 90

Book Description
Do you want to try sailing with two hulls because you’ve heard it’s twice the fun of sailing on one? ASA’s Cruising Catamarans Made Easy book will set you off on the right course. As the textbook for ASA114, the Cruising Catamaran standard, this volume examines the differences between monohulls and catamarans, introduces the language of multihulls, and prepares sailors for the nuances of handling a cruising catamaran under sail and under power.

Invitation to Sailing

Author: Alan Brown
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 067121134X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 228

Book Description
A complete illustrated guide to small boat sailing that takes you from the first day out to racing in regattas, under the direction of an expert sailor and teacher.