Skipper''s Cockpit Racing Guide

The Skipper''s Cockpit Racing Guide is an at-a-glance reference for dinghy and yacht racers, covering everything they need to know to improve their performance – and win. From those in their first year of racing to old hands wondering why they''re not winning, this guide covers an enormous amount of detail in a simple, easy to follow format.

Topics are broken down into photo sequences, boxes, flowcharts, hints and tips, and cover:

- setting your goals

- assembling the right boat and gear

- practising and tuning (straight line, tacking, gybing, rounding marks, doing penalties)

- starting (planning, set-up of rig and foils)

- race strategy (beating, reaching, running)

- tactics against the opposition

- crewing skills (trim, weight)

- tides and currents (what affects the flow, using them to your advantage)

- wind (wind shadows, wind bends, forecasts)

- spinnakers (symmetric, asymmetric, hoist, gybe, drop)

- rules (start, beat, reach, run)



A final section on troubleshooting enables readers to rate their performance and identify areas for improvement, handily linking back to those pages in the book.