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More "Sail" Trim Anne Madden

More "Sail" Trim By Anne Madden

More "Sail" Trim by Anne Madden


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Summary

Contributions from twenty-five experts beginning with sail control and continuing with articles on sail balance, downwind sailing, heavy weather techniques, sail shape, care and maintenance, fault-finding, trim versus sail power and finally rigging and deck layout.

More "Sail" Trim Summary

More "Sail" Trim by Anne Madden

Following on from the reissue of "Best of Sail Trim" in paperback, "More Sail Trim" contains a further forty-seven articles on efficient sail handling. Beginning with sail control, 25 experts contribute articles on sail balance, downwind sailing, heavy weather techniques, sail shape, care and maintenance, fault-finding, trim versus sail power and finally rigging and deck layout. It also gives tips, ideas and advice for expert or novice, cruiser or racer, small boat or large.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Sail control: "sail trim" defined; a quick guide to shape; the barber-hauler; let's all do the twist; put your mainsail back to work; no.1 genoa: no.1 headsail; wool tufts and the stalled sail; drive off for power; the non-masthead rig; an unusual telltale tale; crew work makes the difference; fundamentals of weather and lee helm; steering without a rudder; more to you; maximum thrust - a delicate balance; self-steering by sails. Part 2 Downwind: fear of flying; when in doubt, let it out; gybing the spinnaker; avoiding spinnaker messes; spinnaker launchers; taming the blooper; dinghy speed vs. dinghy survival; reaching to leeward; the heavy-air run; oscillation and rolling; beating and reaching in larger boats; downwind in a breeze. Part 3 Design: fault-finding afloat; mainsail shape to windward; jib shape for windward performance; spinnaker design and construction; effective sail care; handling cruising sails; sail cloth technology. Part 4 Mechanisms: taking advantage; setups for ocean racing; fitting-out the cruiser-racer; keeping track of headsail loads; modern performance rigs; racing with the moon. Part 5 Theory: visualizing wind patterns; why proper trim; delaying flow separation; light air and high performance.

Additional information

GOR002515785
9780229118755
0229118755
More "Sail" Trim by Anne Madden
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
1990-09-03
288
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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