Getting Started in Sailboat Racing

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ISBN: 978-0-07-142400-4
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 188 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 458 g

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO WORK YOUR WAY UP THROUGH THE FLEETIf 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. 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 the rules 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 and beat the crowd at the jibe and leeward marks - Eke out every last bit of speed as you sprint to the finishThere 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.Adam Cort is a former editor and regular contributor to Sailing magazine and a lifelong sailor, racing everything from dinghies to big keelboats. Richard Stearns is an America’s Cup veteran and a career sailor, sailmaker, and boatbuilder. He has participated in 28 Chicago–Mackinac races, winning it twice, and has compiled an impressive record of international victories including three wins in the Southern Ocean Racing Circuit (SORC).

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cort, Adam

Stearns, Richard

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Wassersport

Inhaltsverzeichnis

IntroductionChapter 1—Welcome to the RacecourseA Hypothetical RaceThe CourseFlags, Guns, and Other SignalsThe RulesQ & AChapter 2—StartingBasic Tenets of StartingStarting StrategiesQ & AChapter 3—The Windward LegSailing Smart on the Windward LegPlaying the ShiftsMore Tips/Rules for the BeatQ & AChapter 4—Windward Mark RoundingsThe Rules at the MarkApproaching the MarkBoat Handling at the Windward MarkQ & AChapter 5—Downwind Legs/ReachesSailing Dead DownwindReaching LegsRules for Sailing DownwindQ & AChapter 6—Leeward Mark Roundings and FinishingRules at the Leeward MarkStrategies at the MarkFinishingQ & AChapter 7—Basic Tactics and a Few TricksSmart Port-Starboard CrossingCovering and Passing DownwindKnowing Where to GoQ & AChapter 8—WeatherHow Weather WorksWeather Sources and Race DayQ & AChapter 9—Boat Speed, Part 1: Sail Controls and ConceptsBalanceSail Shape: The JargonSail ControlsMast TuningNew Sails: How Do You Know Your Sails Are Good Enough?Q & AChapter 10—Boat Speed, Part 2: Sailing to WindwardThe Way Sails Work to WindwardPutting Sail Controls into ActionA Quick Look at KeelsQ & AChapter 11—Boat Speed, Part 3: Sailing Off the WindSail Trim to LeewardSpinnakersA Quick Downwind Trimming GuideAnd Now. The “Disappointment”Q & AChapter 12—Getting InvolvedKinds of RacingFinding a FleetYacht Clubs: Should You Join?Buying a BoatQ & AEpilogue—Some Final ThoughtsAppendixResourcesOutline of Racing RulesGlossaryIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Stearns, Richard
Richard Stearns is an America's Cup veteran and a career sailor, sailmaker, and boatbuilder. He was both a crewmember and the sail coordinator for the Heart of America America's Cup campaign in 1986-87 and has participated in 28 Chicago-Mackinac races, finishing first overall on two occasions. He has won many prestigious regattas including the SORC regatta in Florida on three occasions, and the Chicago and Detroit NOOD regattas. During 25 years of sailmaking he has been the owner of Hood, Sobstad, and Doyle franchises in Chicago. He is also a principal owner of the LS-Boats boatbuilding company. HOMETOWN: Chicago, IL

Cort, Adam
Adam Cort is a contributing editor to Sailing magazine and a lifelong sailor. He has raced in everything from El Toro dinghies to Tartan-Tens and Santa Cruz 70s. He is a former merchant seaman, having worked aboard freighters on the Great Lakes and in the Gulf of Mexico. He learned to sail in Marblehead, Massachusetts. HOMETOWN: Chicago, IL

Adam Cort (Costa Rica) is a contributing editor to Sailingmagazine and a lifelong sailor.Richard Stearns (Chicago, IL) is an America’s Cup veteranand a career sailor, sailmaker, and boatbuilder.