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Author : Dave Perry
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781882502899
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (28 download)
Download or read book Understanding the Racing Rules of Sailing written by Dave Perry and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jack H. Feller
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780879300159
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Yacht Racing Protests & Appeals written by Jack H. Feller and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1972 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dixon Kemp
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book An Exposition of Yacht Racing Rules; ... written by Dixon Kemp and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Harry de Berkeley Parsons
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Handbook on American Yacht Racing Rules written by Harry de Berkeley Parsons and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Manfred Curry
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1447481348
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (474 download)
Download or read book Yacht Racing - The Aerodynamics of Sails and Racing Tactics written by Manfred Curry and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide for racing yachtsman that is as useful today as when it was first published. Teaching the fundamentals of the start line, beating to windward, rounding a mark, wind abeam, before the wind. This book is a wonderful collection of anecdotes, tactics and case studies. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Author : G. Watson
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1447484193
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (474 download)
Download or read book The Evolution Of Modern Yacht Racing In 1894 written by G. Watson and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A must read for all boating enthusiasts. A wonderful insight into the world of yacht racing towards the end of the Victorian era. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Author : Adam Cort
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071808272
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (718 download)
Download or read book Getting Started in Sailboat Racing, 2nd Edition written by Adam Cort and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2013-06-14 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything you need to race your way up through the fleet If you sail--even a little--you’ve probably thought about trying your hand at racing. Now you can stop thinking and do it. Getting Started in Sailboat Racing makes this endlessly fascinating lifetime sport accessible to anyone who wants to give it a try, whether you own a sailboat, are hoping to crew, or spectating from a nearby perch. This complete course in racing fundamentals breaks the racing experience down into bite-size pieces, making the process easier to understand and reflecting the leg-by-leg nature of a typical race. With scores of helpful illustrations, this user-friendly manual takes you around the buoys, explaining new rule changes and tactics that apply to each part of the race. You'll learn how to: Execute quick, competitive starts Maximize speed and efficiency on the windward leg Maneuver for position around the windward mark Take full advantage of downwind and reaching legs Handle the spinnaker (even when asymmetrical), and beat the crowd at the jibe and leeward marks Eke out every last bit of speed as you sprint to the finish There are few things in this world more satisfying than racing a sailboat. Get in on the action and find out what you've been missing. All you need is a competitive spirit and a little help from Getting Started in Sailboat Racing. "Cort and Stearns deftly break down racing, from start to finish, into basic elements, making the sport more accessible by giving the novice a strong understanding of the fundamentals . . . this book should be required reading for anyone wanting to get out on the course. The book goes into enough detail on tactics and sail trim to make the average sailor not only comfortable on the racecourse, but competitive, as well." -- SAILING "With Cort and Stearns' enthusiasm for the topic and straightforward advice, it's hard not to read this book without picturing yourself rounding the buoys just ahead of the rest of the fleet." -- Soundings
Author : Frank Bethwaite
Publisher : Thomas Reed
ISBN 13 : 9781408124918
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (249 download)
Download or read book High Performance Sailing written by Frank Bethwaite and published by Thomas Reed. This book was released on 2011-03-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The groundbreaking reference on high speed racing techniques--the bible for racing sailors of all levels and abilities from dinghies to the America's Cup. High Performance Sailing has become the standard reference work on high speed racing techniques. Groundbreaking in its thinking on boat speed, strategy and tactics, and timeless in its application, this second edition has been brought right up to date with new information, the discoveries from new boat testing and new developments. Some people like to sail. Some people like to sail fast. This is a book about sailing faster. During the past few decades there has been a revolution in the way some boat designers and sailors have thought about, designed, built and sailed their boats. This book is about the new ideas which have led to these greater speeds and the faster sailing techniques which have been developed to achieve them. "It is the cheapest bit of go-faster gear you can buy..."--Robert Lloyd, Island Sailing Club "One of the most readable books on the complex subject of sailing faster, and without doubt, a must for every racing sailor"--Yachts and Yachting
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (19 download)
Download or read book The Yacht Sailor: a Treatise on Practical Yachtmanship, Cruising and Racing ... Third Edition written by and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Brendan Hall
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408158655
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (81 download)
Download or read book Team Spirit written by Brendan Hall and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-06-21 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Team Spirit is a gripping account of a race on the edge, and a young skipper's determined journey to victory. The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is the ultimate long distance challenge - a 35,000-mile circumnavigation of the globe, contested by amateur crews in identical racing yachts - and the winners are those who keep their focus the longest. The 2010 winner was 28-year-old Brendan Hall and his crew in Spirit of Australia. Although Brendan was the youngest and least experienced skipper in the race, the win was no accident - it was the culmination of years of training, skilled navigation and a leadership style way beyond his years.
Author : Stuart H. Walker
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393303339
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (33 download)
Download or read book Advanced Racing Tactics written by Stuart H. Walker and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1986-05 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Possibly the best book on racing tactics ever written." --Ted Jones, Dolphin Book Club News
Author : Sam Jefferson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472916743
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (729 download)
Download or read book Gordon Bennett and the First Yacht Race Across the Atlantic written by Sam Jefferson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-25 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1866 transatlantic yacht race was a match that saw three yachts battle their way across the Atlantic in the dead of winter in pursuit of a $90,000 prize. Six men died in the brutal and close-fought contest, and the event changed the perception of yachting from a slightly effete gentlemen's pursuit into something altogether more rugged and adventurous. The race also symbolized the beginning of America's 'gilded age', with its associated obscene wealth and largesse (the $90,000 prize put up by the three contestants is about $15 million in today's money), as well as the thawing of relations between the US and UK. The narrative focuses on the victorious yacht Henrietta and her owner James Gordon Bennett. Bennett was the son of the multimillionaire proprietor of the New York Herald, and a notorious playboy. His infamous stunts included driving his carriage through the streets of New York naked, tipping a railway porter $30,000, and turning up at his own engagement party blind drunk and mistaking the fire for a urinal, which led to the coining of the phrase 'Gordon Bennett!'. However, Bennett was also a serious yachtsman and had served with distinction during the civil war aboard Henrietta, and he was the only owner to be aboard his own boat during the race. Other characters include Bennett's captain Samuel Samuels (legendary clipper skipper, ex-convict and occasional vaudeville actor), financier Leonard Jerome, aboard Henrietta as race invigilator (he also happened to be grandfather to Winston Churchill) and Stephen Fisk, a journalist so desperate to cover the race that he evaded a summons to appear as a witness in court and instead smuggled himself aboard Henrietta in a crate of champagne. Using the framework of the race to discuss the various historical themes, there's ample drama, and the diverse and eccentric range of characters ensure that this is a book laced with plenty of human interest, scandal and adventure.
Author : Thomas Fleming Day
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 730 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Rudder written by Thomas Fleming Day and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 730 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : George J. Collins
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 0801864135
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Chessie Racing written by George J. Collins and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2001-05-11 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the racing yacht Chessie, the first ever entry from the Chesapeake Bay in the famous Whitbread Round the World Race. This book records the history of the racing yacht Chessie, the first ever entry from the Chesapeake Bay in the famous Whitbread Round the World Race. Skippered by Baltimore businessman George Collins and named after the Chesapeake's equivalent to the Loch Ness monster, Chessie became a focal point of regional and national pride when she competed in 1997-98. That year was also the first time that Baltimore and Annapolis were included as a combined stopover in the nine-leg, 31,600-mile race, beginning and ending in Southampton, England. After a neck-and-neck race up the bay against famed skipper Dennis Connor, Chessie entered Baltimore's Inner Harbor greeted by the cheers of thousands of fans. During the stopover, over a half-million visitors came to the Whitbread Race Village in Baltimore and an additional sixty thousand toured the Race Village in Annapolis, giving Baltimore-Annapolis the highest attendance of any of the nine ports visited by the race. While racing, the boat also served an educational purpose through a two-part curriculum developed by the Living Classrooms Foundation, a Baltimore nonprofit educational organization for at-risk children. Children from five hundred schools in twenty states and seven foreign countries participated through the Whitbread Education Project, a curriculum package augmented by an Internet component, the Chessie Chase, which explored academic subjects such as math, science, social studies, geography, and literature and tackled such practical issues as vessel design, ocean currents, changing weather, and the principles of navigation. Classes competed in a virtual race against each other in the multifaceted program for a chance to visit Chessie and meet her crew when she reached Baltimore. The children also exchanged e-mails with Chessie's crew throughout the race. When President Clinton and Vice President Gore visited the Living Classrooms Foundation in Baltimore, students helped them write an e-mail to the boat saying, "Have a great race." This book contains chapters on the race, boat construction, crew selection, and the Living Classrooms Foundation Whitbread Education Project. Personal experiences and memories of the crew bring the sailing adventure to life and reveal the educational purpose of the boat. Sidebars feature useful charts and information, special observations, and a few human-interest e-mail exchanges between individuals and the crew. A large Mercator-projection map marks the race course and individual legs. Numerous photos document racing action as well as the hoopla on shore.
Author : Flora K. Scheib
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781455605866
Total Pages : 564 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (58 download)
Download or read book History of the Southern Yacht Club written by Flora K. Scheib and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 1986-10-30 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Southern Yacht Club of New Orleans is the second oldest in the United States. Since the club was officially organized as "boat club" on July 21, 1848, it has hosted countless regattas, supported other yacht clubs, and participated in inter-club competitions. Today the Southern Yacht Club continues to contribute to, and participate in, the world of yachting, especially in New Orleans. The History of the Southern Yacht Club is a testament to this yacht club's amazing endurance. History lovers, sailing buffs, and New Orleans aficionados will all enjoy this charming, entertaining account.
Author : Jon Emmett
Publisher : Fernhurst Books Limited
ISBN 13 : 111831560X
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (183 download)
Download or read book Be Your Own Sailing Coach written by Jon Emmett and published by Fernhurst Books Limited. This book was released on 2008-03-07 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you want to win races you need to get organised! This unique guide shows you how to set your overall sailing goals, and breaks them down into manageable – yet stretching – mini-goals. Jon Emmett breaks racing down into 20 key skills (such as speed to windward and tactics) and, with detailed analysis of key techniques, uses a step-by-step guide to explain how to highlight your own strengths and weaknesses, and how you can improve each skill. This book will help you get to the front of the fleet, whether your goal is to win at club, open, national or international level. You will get tips from Olympic racers, and learn their approaches to each key skill; improve you sailing technique in manageable stages; and discover how to set goals and create the action plans to achieve them. Along the way you will find advice from Olympic sailors and exercises to turn you into a winner, with contributions from Paul Goodison, Simon Hiscocks and Joe Glanfield.
Author : Dave Perry
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780977095247
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (952 download)
Download or read book North U Match Racing Playbook written by Dave Perry and published by . This book was released on 2011-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
