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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-101898660441
ISBN-139781898660446
eBay Product ID (ePID)839545
Product Key Features
Edition3
Book TitleCatamaran Book
Number of Pages130 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSailing
Publication Year1998
FeaturesRevised
IllustratorYes
GenreSports & Recreation
AuthorBrian Phipps
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight10.9 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width7.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal797.124
Table Of ContentIntroduction.Part One: Getting Started.Which catamaran ?Parts of the boat.Putting the boat together.A touch of theory.Your first sail.Part Two: Skill Development.Reaching.Beating.Tacking.Running.Gybing.Trapezing.Man overboard!Capsize.Launching and landing.Part Three: Racing.Race tuning.The race.Boat care.The Cat Clinic.Part Four: Gennakers and Twin-Wiring.Gennakers.Sailing with the gennaker.Technical options.Tactics with the gennaker.Advanced techniques.Tuning the mast.
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisThe 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. Catamarans are the fastest of all conventional sailing craft and among the most thrilling., 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. Catamarans are the fastest of all conventional sailing craft and among the most thrilling.