Helming to Win
Fernhurst Books Limited (Verlag)
978-1-909911-22-2 (ISBN)
This breakthrough book on dinghy racing will help you make the transition from weekend racer to world champion. Covering everything from where to look and getting 'in the groove' to mental approaches and championship sailing, you will be working your way up the leaderboard in no time. Packed full of intelligent insight, brilliant top tips and engaging photo sequences, if your goal is to win then this is the book for you! Written by the 'Champion of Champions' Nick Craig - an amateur sailor - this book proves that, with the right tools and enough determination, anyone can succeed in the sport of sailing. In his foreword Sir Ben Ainslie writes how he himself has used a lot of the techniques that Nick describes in the book, and remarks that Nick is "one of the best...This book allows anyone to gain from his experiences".
Nick Craig is the 'Champion of Champions', having won the Endeavour Trophy a record six times. He has also won 28 National Championships, 8 European Championships and 9 World championships to date, in a variety of classes including the B14, D-One, Enterprise, Finn, Merlin Rocket, OK and Phantom. Remarkably he is not a professional sailor - all of this has been achieved alongside a full-time job.
FOREWORD PART 1 LEARNING TO WIN Ingredients for Winning Accelerating your Learning Curve Where to Look when Racing PART 2 SAILING FAST IN A STRAIGHT LINE How to Get Fast! Upwind Speed Downwind Speed Fixing an Attack of 'The Slows' PART 3 BOAT HANDLING Turning Corners Mark Rounding PART 4 CHAMPIONSHIP SAILING Sailing at Championships Starts at Championships Mental Approach at Championships PART 5 BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER 10 Point Plan for Helming to Win
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 24.2.2015 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 104 colour photos, 4 colour diagrams |
| Verlagsort | Leamington Spa |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 171 x 240 mm |
| Gewicht | 190 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Märchen / Sagen |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Segeln / Tauchen / Wassersport | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-909911-22-4 / 1909911224 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-909911-22-2 / 9781909911222 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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