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by H. A. Calahan
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ISBN: 0486409651 Dover Publications Price: $9.95 |
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Classic guide for sailors who want to win yacht races. Expert, detailed discussions of how to get the most speed out of the boat: crew and equipment, the start, taking advantage of tides and currents, tactics, strategy, and much more. Also, thorough discussion of fundamentals. Over 50 black-and-white illustrations.
Table of Contents for Learning to Race
| FOREWORD | |||||||
| I. UNVERIFIABLE MATTER | |||||||
| II. THE LITTLE THINGS THAT COUNT | |||||||
| III. THE RULES AND CONDITIONS OF RACING | |||||||
| IV. TUNING UP--THE HULL | |||||||
| V. TUNING UP--THE SPARS AND STANDING RIGGING | |||||||
| VI. A BIT OF AERODYNAMICS | |||||||
| VII. TUNING UP-THE SAILS | |||||||
| VIII. BOATSWAINISM | |||||||
| IX. THE CREW AND EQUIPMENT | |||||||
| X. BEFORE THE START | |||||||
| XI. THE REACHING START | |||||||
| XII. THE START TO WINDWARD | |||||||
| XIII. THE RUNNING START | |||||||
| XIV. GETTING' HER GOIN' | |||||||
| XV. SAILING TO WINDWARD | |||||||
| XVI. REACHING | |||||||
| XVII. RUNNING-LIGHT SAILS | |||||||
| XVIII. TURNING MARKS | |||||||
| XIX. OPPORTUNISM-TIDES AND CURRENTS | |||||||
| XX. OPPORTUNISM-WIND | |||||||
| XXI. OPPORTUNISM-WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE WIND SHIFTS | |||||||
| XXII. OPPORTUNISM-TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A SHIFT OF WIND | |||||||
| XXIII. OPPORTUNISM-OTHER FACTORS | |||||||
| XXIV. TACTICS-HOW BOATS INTERFERE WITH ONE ANOTHER | |||||||
| XXV. TACTICS-BLANKETING | |||||||
| XXVI. TACTICS-BACK-WINDING | |||||||
| XXVII. TACTICS-BROKEN WATER | |||||||
| XXVIII. TACTICS-BREAKING THROUGH | |||||||
| XXIX. TACTICS-GENERAL STRATEGY | |||||||
| XXX. RACING RULES AND THEIR APPLICATION | |||||||
| XXXI. DISTANCE RACING | |||||||
| XXXII. PUTTING THE BOAT TO BED | |||||||
| XXXIII. SPORTSMANSHIP |