A well-rounded guide covering the techniques and skills needed to succeed in catamaran sailing, for those starting out through to those striving for championship wins. Whether you are a youngster choosing your first cat, a club sailor looking to improve your results, or a seasoned racer embarking on a higher performance model, expert advice from Tom & Brian Phipps will take your catamaran sailing to the next level. Beginning with key theory and seamanship skills, the Phipps take you through your early sailing experiences and caring for your catamaran. Developing your skills on all points of sailing, you will be introduced to trapezing, race tuning and racing itself. As your confidence grows you move onto advanced techniques and high performance catamarans. The final section gives you a glimpse of the cutting edge of catamaran sailing with foiling platforms and solid wings. 30 focussed chapters are packed with over 350 photographs showing you exactly how it’s done, with diagrams illustrating key boat parts, the various points of sailing and complex on-the-water scenarios with clarity. Whatever your background, your current level or the extent of your ambition, this book gives you all the tools you need to get out on the water and improve your catamaran sailing. Table of Contents Foreword Introduction PART ONE: GETTING STARTED: Which Catamaran? Parts Of The Catamaran Assembling The Catamaran A Touch Of Theory Your First Sail Catamaran Care PART TWO: SKILL DEVELOPMENT: Launching Reaching Beating Tacking Running / Downwind Gybing Trapezing Man Overboard! Capsizing Landing Race Tuning The Race PART THREE: HIGH PERFORMANCE CATS & ADVANCED TECHNIQUES: Your First Sail With A Gennaker Helming From The Wire Upwind Tacking The Bear Away Downwind Gybing The Leeward Mark Reaching Tuning PART FOUR: NEW DEVELOPMENTS: Foiling & Wing Sails Acknowledgements
The Catamaran Book: Catamaran Sailing From Start to Finish
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Author: Phipps, Brian
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781909911574
Details:
Author: Phipps, Brian
Brand: Fernhurst Books
Edition: 4
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 156
Release Date: 07-04-2017
Part Number: 385 colour photos, 44 colour diagrams
Package Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.7 x 0.5 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9781909911574
