The Catamaran Book
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (710 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1898660441 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 130 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
'For anyone new to day cat sailing, this book will most definitely assist as it covers the basics, then skills development, racing and finally gennickers and twin-trapezing. It's easy to follow, is well illustrated and has many sidebars to further explain specifics.' (Sailing)
Catamaran sailing The book gives a good all round description. Illustrations could be better. Trim and techniques are well described and give a good overview of catamaran sailing.. "Big Picture Book on Catanarans" according to L J Hirnikel. Detailed information on Cat's not what I was looking for but never the less a good book. Book is a good one for people looking at Cats. "the catamaran book" according to A Customer. Hi, the catamaran book, is very good
. Brian Phipps has been involved in manufacturing, sailing and racing catamarans since 1978. He also runs the Windsport Cat Clinics: specialist sailing schools that provide an ideal introduction to the practical business of catamaran sailing (and a development programme thereafter)
Whatever your previous experience, this book will have you fizzing over the water in no time. Catamarans are the fastest of all conventional sailing craft and among the most thrilling. They are different from monohulls and however good you are in a sailing dinghy you will find you have new skills to learn when you transfer to a cat. It starts right at the beginning with a simple explanation of how the wind and sails work, then rapidly propels you forward to your first sail and on to your first race. The unique fun of catamaran sailing is in the power and acceleration -- from my first sail on a cat, I knew this was the boat for me. The final section opens up a new world of high--performance skills: gennaker sailing, twin--wire trapezing and tuning a powerful racing rig.