Around the Buoys: A Manual of Sailboat Racing Tactics and Strategy
by Michael Huck
List Price:
Our Price: $13.95
You Save: $4.00 (22%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $0.39 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Author: Michael HuckEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1994-04-01
ISBN: 0070308179
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Book Reviews of Around the Buoys: A Manual of Sailboat Racing Tactics and Strategy
Book Review: Excellent Tactics Book for the Beginning Racer
Summary: 5 Stars
.
I'm a sailing instructor. Many of my students ask me how to get invited out on boats more. I tell them two things. Sign on as crew on a small boat in a one design fleet and, be prepared to not miss a race to establish a reputation for reliability. These things will do more to improve your reputation and skills than anything else.
This is the book I now recommend to my students who want to learn about racing tactics without being put to sleep. I think it is the easiest to understand book on the market for this subject.
I especially enjoyed the section on wakes on pages 103-104.
The book is strong on tactics, and weak on the finer nuances of shifting gears for maximizing speed. I recommend Buddy Melges or Stuart Walker for more information on those topics--along with a GPS and on-the-water experimentation. See my reviews of other books on sailing for more information.
I'm very happy with the boat. It is a great book for someone who wants to get the basics down.
INDEX
1. The Boat
2. Moving the Boat
3. Elements of the Race
4. Before the Race
5. Starts
6. Sailing the First Leg
7. Rounding the Windward Mark
8. The First Reach
9. The Jibe Mark
10. The Second Reach
11. The Second Beat
12. Downwind Sailing
13. The Final leg
14. The Finish
15. After the Race
Write your own review
Summary of Around the Buoys: A Manual of Sailboat Racing Tactics and Strategy
No other recreation combines so many elements--speed, tactics, strategy, timing, execution--and penalizes a failure in any one of these so brutally as sailboat racing. Successful racing depends on putting all elements together, and the winning mix changes with each new leg of the race. Around the Buoys looks at the racecourse leg by leg, buoy rounding by buoy rounding, gathering together the relevant strategic, tactical, boatspeed, and rule considerations where they apply, and showing how they interrelate. Each chapter ends with a question-and-answer section that targets the concerns of beginners. This logically and holistically organized manual is both a primer and a refresher for racing sailors that covers both one-design and handicap racing.Ships Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in Ships Books
Nathaniel's Nutmeg: Or the True and Incredible Adventures of the Spice Trader Who Changed the Course of Historyby Giles Milton
Penguin (Non-Classics); Published: 2000-07-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.98
Price in other shops:
Transportation Systems, Computer Control, Volume Volume Q (IFAC Proceedings Volumes)Pergamon; Published: 1999-11-04; Paperback; Book
Price in other shops:
Get Your Captain's Licenseby Charles Wing, Charlie Wing
Intl Marine Pub; Published: 1997-09; Paperback; Book
Best price: $23.99
Price in other shops:
Tide Tables 2002: West Coast of North and South Americaby National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press; Published: 2001-10-23; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.50
Price in other shops:
Tidal Current Tables 2002: Atlantic Coast of North Americaby National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press; Published: 2001-10-23; Paperback; Book
Best price: $142.70
The Complete Guide to Metal Boats: Building, Maintenance, and Repairby R. Bruce Roberts-Goodson
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press; Published: 2000-09-28; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $97.48
All About Powerboats: Understanding Design and Performanceby Roger Marshall
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press; Published: 2002-03-26; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.49
Price in other shops:
Tugboatby David Plowden
Atheneum; Published: 1976-10; Library Binding; Book
Best price: $64.99
Titanic Livesby Richard Davenport-Hines
Harpercollins; Published: 2012-01-05; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $22.33
Nicholson Guide to the Waterways (Nicholson Guide to Waterways 4) (No. 4)by *
Harper Collins; Published: 2006-03-06; Paperback; Book
Best price: $93.39
Similar Books and other products
Jib Trimming: An Illustrated Guideby Felix Marks
Wiley; Published: 2006-08-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $10.46
Price in other shops:
Understanding the Racing Rules of Sailing 2009-2012by Dave Perry
U.S. Sailing Association; Published: 2008-10-15; Paperback; Book
Best price: $19.64
Price in other shops:
The Tactics of Small Boat Racing (Norton Nautical Books)by Stuart H. Walker M.D.
W. W. Norton & Company; Published: 1991-12-17; Paperback; Book
Best price: $15.51
Price in other shops:
Gary Jobson's Championship Sailing : The Definitive Guide for Skippers, Tacticians, and Crewby Gary Jobson
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press; Published: 2004-05-10; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $13.69
Price in other shops:
Mainsail Trimming: An Illustrated Guide (Wiley Nautical)by Felix Marks
Wiley; Published: 2007-11-27; Paperback; Book
Best price: $13.39
Price in other shops:
Advanced Racing Tactics (Norton Nautical Books)by Stuart H. Walker M.D.
W. W. Norton & Company; Published: 1986-06-17; Paperback; Book
Best price: $11.57
Price in other shops:
A Manual of Sail Trimby Stuart H. Walker M.D.
W. W. Norton & Company; Published: 1985-07-17; Paperback; Book
Best price: $13.39
Price in other shops:
Getting Started in Sailboat Racingby Adam Cort, Richard Stearns
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press; Published: 2004-05-24; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.83
Price in other shops:
Positioning: The Logic of Sailboat Racingby Stuart H. Walker M.D.
W. W. Norton & Company; Published: 1992-01-17; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $26.37
Price in other shops:
Sailing Smart: Winning Techniques, Tactics, And Strategiesby Buddy Melges, Charles Mason
Holt Paperbacks; Published: 1987-04-15; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.17
Price in other shops: