Sailing Smart
Sailing Smart

Author: Buddy Melges

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 1987-04-15

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9780805003512

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Sailing Smart is for every sailor who wants to increase his or her knowledge, understanding, and sailing expertise: the local day-sailor who wants a firmer grasp of the fundamentals, as well as the serious competitor who wants to be up on the latest, most innovative sailing techniques and racing strategies. Buddy Melges, one of the world's best-known sailors, has at last set down his highly original thoughts on how to sail well. He covers the full range of sailing experience, from the general to the specific, the basic to the highly sophisticated. Melges's message is delivered in a bright, uncluttered manner by way of applications from his own sailing experience and through step-by-step instructions on everything from basic boat handling to expert on-the-course tactics and maneuvers. This book is expertly illustrated by the noted sailing artist Ted Brennan, and each drawing is accompanied by a cogent, in-depth explanatory caption.

Tactics Made Simple
Tactics Made Simple

Author: Jon Emmett

Publisher: Fernhurst Books Limited

Published: 2019-03-05

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1912177889

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Olympic gold medallist and multiple world champion, Paul Goodison, explains why this book is important if you want to win races. He says: "To win sailboat races you need to sail the boat fast. This comes down to hours on the water training and tuning – there are few shortcuts to hours of practising on the water. To consistently win races you need to sail fast and smart – making the right decisions to sail the best course. If you are not the fastest boat, you are still able to win races and regattas by managing risk and sailing smart. This is where good tactics come in. But, unlike boatspeed, tactics may be learnt by thinking about each leg of the course and different situations from the comfort of your own home. Jon Emmett's new book, Tactics Made Simple, is a great tool to help fast track this learning." This book explains simply, through hundreds of diagrams, what tactics can be applied around the race track. Individual boats in each scenario are given names so that you can easily understand what they are doing. Individual chapters take you around the race course, from before you get on the water, through the pre-start, start, different legs and manoeuvres. Each section contains detailed advice for the beginner, intermediate and advanced sailor so you can just look at the level of tactics relevant to you. Ideal for dinghy sailors, there is also a wealth of advice that will benefit yachtsmen. This is a practical way to improve your racing results, whether starting out, moving up the club circuit or competing at national level and beyond. Originally published by Wiley Nautical as Be Your Own Tactics Coach.

Sailing Smart
Sailing Smart

Author: Richard Aument

Publisher:

Published: 2013-02-25

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9781482502275

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A few years after my father Richard Perry Aument graduated from Colgate University in 1923 with a degree in chemical engineering, he became interested in sailing. At first, he enjoyed sailing and crewing on sailboats out of Holland, Michigan. He soon purchased an eleven and a half foot X class sailing dinghy. In the 1930s, there was a growing number of sailing dinghies on Reeds Lake in East Grand Rapids, and my parents became members of the Grand Rapids Yacht Club so they could participate in the dinghy sailing races. In the late 1930s my father created this hand lettered and hand illustrated manuscript about the art and tactics of sail boat racing. The rules of sailing continue to be rewritten and revised, and the rules referenced in my father's manuscript have undoubtedly changed. What has not changed is the necessity for good sailors to have an understanding of the methodology and tactics of competitive sailing. When my father died in 1964, he neglected to tell any of his family the circumstances surrounding the creation of the manuscript or how he intended to share it with others. I hope that by publishing his manuscript I have fulfilled my father's wishes.

Sail Smart
Sail Smart

Author: Mark Chisnell

Publisher: *Wiley Nautical

Published: 2012-12-26

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 9781119942375

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Master your instruments and turn on-board information into racing results Modern sailors are bombarded with a wealth of information from their on-board instruments. From apparent and true wind speed to boat speed and speed over the, there's no shortage of data to interpret. Sail Smart shows you how to become the master of your instruments and make the right calls every time, knowing for certain when to tack, which shift to look out for, how the tide can work for or against you, and much more. With diagrams and full-color photographs throughout, this accessible and instructional guide turns information into excellence. •Unlock your winning potential •Maximise your onboard instruments •Learn to think like a professional yachtsman

Sailing Fundamentals
Sailing Fundamentals

Author: Gary Jobson

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2005-08

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 0743273087

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Written by America's foremost instructional authority, the new edition of SAILING FUNDAMENTALS is widely recognized as the official 'learn-to-sail manual' of the American Sailing Association (ASA) - and used in the training programs of many yacht clubs, colleges, and sailing groups, including the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary nationwide. While most introductory sailing books reflect the biases and idiosyncrasies of their authors, SAILING FUNDAMENTALS is extensively pretested by ASA professional instructors to ensure it offers only the fastest, easiest, most systematic ways to learn basic sailing and coastal cruising. This invaluable guide covers every aspect of beginning sailing-from hoisting sail to docking and anchoring - and specifically prepares readers to qualify for sailing certification according to international standards.

Sailing Simplified
Sailing Simplified

Author: Bob Gebhardt

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2014-08-24

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 1312425474

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Sailing Simplified is a literal and simple sailing training guide with a little tongue-in- cheek diversion. A person with a little boating experience, and some, or minimal, common sense, should be able to grasp the simple concept of using wind power to travel over the world's waters. This lesson plan will take you from stepping aboard a typically equipped and rigged small to medium-sized sailboat to sailing it about the local waters. It will also prime you in a small amount of the mysterious sailor's language. Warning, warning, this may lead you to a lifetime of casual sailing or lure you into a whole new way of speaking and/or acting like a sailor geek. I wish you blue skies, high tides, fair winds, light seas, loads of fun and a bone in your teeth.

Sailing
Sailing

Author: Dave Franzel

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2018-01-15

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 1493029819

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Quickly and easily master the sailing fundamentals you'll need to get out on the water.

Let's Go Sailing
Let's Go Sailing

Author: American Sailing

Publisher: American Sailing

Published: 2019-08-01

Total Pages: 97

ISBN-13: 173316281X

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Want to learn to sail in a small boat? This book will be the foundation of your sailing life forever. Featuring extraordinary images, and written by best-selling author Peter Isler, this book brings the sport of sailing alive. Peter believes that learning to sail a small boat is fundamentally the same regardless of what type of boat you are sailing and takes you through the ABCs of learning to sail using both catamarans and monohulls. Discover why the wind and its direction are the center of every sailor’s universe. Find out how to prepare yourself and your boat for some fun on the water. Learn how to drive, trim sails and crew in any small boat – on any point of sail.

Getting Started in Sailboat Racing
Getting Started in Sailboat Racing

Author: Adam Cort

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2004-09-02

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 0071782621

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A complete course in the fundamentals, Getting Started in Sailboat Racing dispels the sport’s elite aura and makes racing accessible to any sailor who wants to give it a try. This illustrated manual takes readers around the buoys, explaining the rules and tactics that govern starts, finishes, mark roundings, and boat-to-boat struggles for speed and advantage.