Sails for Racing
2nd Edition
Published on 31. August 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-1-898660-50-7 (ISBN)
Description
High on the beat. Low on the run. Fast on the reach. Performance starts with your sails: you simply cannot win unless they are right. This book shows you how to develop sails that match your rig. There are sections on how sails work and how to trim them on every point of sailing. A faultfinder chapter shows how to cure all the common problems, and a section on asymmetrics shows how to handle this new breed of kite.
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Arundel
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Fernhurst Books Limited
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
280 photographs, 25 diagrams
Dimensions
Height: 243 mm
Width: 180 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-898660-50-7 (9781898660507)
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Person
John Heyes was previously One Design Manager at North Sails, where his responsibilities included production, research and development. He is now a manager at Yachts & Yachting magazine, has raced dinghies, won the Dragon Gold Cup and sailed grand prix raceboats, being part of the winning Rolex Commodore's Cup Team.
Content
How sails work / Sailmaking / Planning your campaign / Sail Setting / Spinnakers / Fault finder / Yacht genoas / Yacht mainsails / Yacht spinnakers / Care and repair / Asymmetric spinnakers.