Getting Started in Sailboat Racing

Getting Started in Sailboat Racing
by Adam Cort, Richard Stearns

Getting Started in Sailboat Racing
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Author: Adam Cort, Richard Stearns
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-05-24
ISBN: 0071424008
Number of pages: 144
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press

Summary of Getting Started in Sailboat Racing

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.

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