Optimist Racing - Phil Slater

Optimist Racing

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Buch | Softcover
96 Seiten
2001 | 2nd Revised edition
Fernhurst Books (Verlag)
978-1-898660-87-3 (ISBN)
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The Optimist is the most popular children's boat world--wide with over 250,000 sailed in 70 countries. This book is endorsed by the Optimist Association and is used by most Optimist coaches as their textbook. This second edition is fully updated and describes all the latest rigging and sailing techniques.
The Optimist is the most popular children's boat world--wide with over 250,000 sailed in 70 countries. This book is endorsed by the Optimist Association and is used by most Optimist coaches as their textbook. This second edition is fully updated and describes all the latest rigging and sailing techniques. Many Olympic gold medallists started in this class.

Phil Slater has been Firefly National Champion, captain of the University of London sailing team and team coach for the UK Optimist squad. He has studied Optimist sailing techniques at all the major championships.

Introduction. Part One -- Speed. 1. Speed basics. 2. Sail and rig. 3. Upwind speed. 4. Downwind speed. Part Twp -- Boat Handling & Tactics. 5. Basic boat handling. 6. Tactics. Part Three -- Equipment & Tuning. 7. Mast rake. 8. Fast gear. Part Four -- Wind Skills. 9. Seeing the wind. Part Five -- Mind and Body. 10. Mental Fitness. 11. The Perfect Body. 12. Physical Fitness. Part Six -- Parents & Coaches. 13. For Parents. 14. The Perfect Coach.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 31.8.2001
Zusatzinfo 116 b&w photographs, 43 diagrams
Verlagsort Arundel
Sprache englisch
Maße 172 x 240 mm
Gewicht 192 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport Segeln / Tauchen / Wassersport
ISBN-10 1-898660-87-5 / 1898660875
ISBN-13 978-1-898660-87-3 / 9781898660873
Zustand Neuware
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