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Mainsail Trimming: Get the Best Power & Acceleration Whether Racing or Cruising
Felix Marks
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Description for Mainsail Trimming: Get the Best Power & Acceleration Whether Racing or Cruising
Paperback. Uncover the secrets to sailing fast whilst remaining in control. Mainsail trimming is not only a physically and mentally demanding role on a boat; it is also one of the most crucial. You need a deep and subtle appreciation of sail shapes and the controls used to achieve them. Num Pages: 106 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: WSSN3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 173 x 7. Weight in Grams: 250.
Mainsail trimming is not only a physically and mentally demanding role on a boat; it is one of the most crucial. You need a deep and subtle appreciation of sail shapes and the controls used to achieve them. Most significantly, the role requires an obsession with acquiring and maintaining speed. This book is here to help and it has been written in a groundbreaking way. Every effort has been made to simplify the subject and explain everything that you need to know without blinding you with science. Sailing terminology has been reined-in as much as possible and only information relating ... Read more
Mainsail trimming is not only a physically and mentally demanding role on a boat; it is one of the most crucial. You need a deep and subtle appreciation of sail shapes and the controls used to achieve them. Most significantly, the role requires an obsession with acquiring and maintaining speed. This book is here to help and it has been written in a groundbreaking way. Every effort has been made to simplify the subject and explain everything that you need to know without blinding you with science. Sailing terminology has been reined-in as much as possible and only information relating ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
106
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
104
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470516508
SKU
V9780470516508
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-4
About Felix Marks
Felix Marks is a successful racing and experienced cruising sailor in Australia and the UK. Also author of the popular sailing guide Jib Trimming.
Reviews for Mainsail Trimming: Get the Best Power & Acceleration Whether Racing or Cruising
"Follow this clearly laid-out little book and you may well achieve that extra half-knot of boat speed." (Yachting Monthly)