Asymmetric Sailing: Get the Most From your Boat with Tips & Advice From Expert Sailors

Asymmetric Sailing: Get the Most From your Boat with Tips & Advice From Expert Sailors by Rice, Andy. Paperback edition. ISBN: 9780470974261.

Learn the secrets of getting the most from your boat – whether you sail an entry level dinghy, high performance skiff, sportsboat or catamaran. Tips, advice and some great shortcuts from expert sailors in a wide range of classes gives you the inside knowledge to improve your techniques and get ahead of the fleet. There’s step-by-step guidance, and every stage of asymmetric sailing is covered, including rigging and tuning, hoists, gybes and drops, tactics, survival sailing and advanced skills for solo and crewed boats. Table of Contents Introduction Getting Started Standard Moves Advanced Moves Survival Sailing Avoiding Disaster Broaching & Capsizing Boatspeed Racing: Tactics & Strategy The Racing Rules The Final Five Percent