How to Trim Sails

Author: Peter Schweer
Publisher: Sheridan House, Inc.
ISBN: 1574092200
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 113

Book Description
Format 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 Illustrations 82 b&w photos plus 2-color diagrams - A practical guide to sail trim for all types of boats - Contains technical details suitable for both beginner and advanced racer - Covers masthead, swept-spreader and fractional rigs - Trim advice for all wind conditions and points of sail - Includes easy reference trimming tables

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.

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.

RYA Sail Trim Handbook (G-G99)

Author: Royal Yachting Association
Publisher: Royal Yachting Association
ISBN:
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 380

Book Description
The digital edition of the RYA Sail Trim Handbook for Cruisers is crammed with useful tips and pointers on one of the fundamentals of good seamanship: sail trim. The book focuses more on the needs of the cruising sailor as opposed to the out-and-out racer. After all, a well-trimmed cruising yacht will be better balanced, easier to handle, and will sail more comfortably. Sail trim can be bewildering to the novice but the RYA Sail Trim Handbook talks you through the subject in an informative yet entertaining manner. This eBook is further enhanced by a range of clear, well thought-out illustrations. Chapters include: How Sails Work Jibs & Genoas Spinnakers Reefing Sailing Upwind Heavy Weather Sailing Trade Wind Sailing Ultimately this book will have you itching to get back afloat and tinkering with the trim of your sails. This book takes advantage of Google's accessibility features (https://support.google.com/accessibility/android/answer/6006564?hl=en-GB).

The Art and Science of Sails

Author: Tom Whidden
Publisher: St Martins Press
ISBN: 9780312044176
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 371

Book Description
Guide for both cruisers and racers that takes a look at the latest materials and rigging methods and simplifies the purchase and upkeep of a proper sail inventory.

North U Trim Book

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

Book Description

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.

Sail Power

Author: Wallace Ross
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sailing
Languages : en
Pages : 534

Book Description

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.

Sail Trim

Author: Peter Hahne
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 140812338X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 127

Book Description
Explains the art of good sail trim with the aid of superb colour diagrams and photographs.