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Sailing Books |
Name That Boat! A Nautical Trivia Challange.....; Carol Lea Mueller
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Sail,
Race and Win: Developing a Winning Attitude; Cathy Foster,
Eric Twiname
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The
New Book of Sail Trim; Ken Textor (Editor)
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Sarah's
Boat: A Young Girl Learns the Art of Sailing; Douglas
Alvord
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The
Best Sail Trim; Charles Mason
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Rig
Your Dinghy Right: A Design and Installation Guide for Racing
Sailors; John Hodgart, Mark Chisnell
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Sailing
Fundamentals; Gary Jobson
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Laser
Sailing for the 1990's; Dick Tillman
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Sail
Like a Champion; Michael Levitt, Dennis Conner
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Advanced
Wind Surfing (Adventure Sports); Farrel O'Shea, John Conway
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Championship
Tactics: How Anyone Can Sail Faster, Smarter and Win Races;
Gary Jobson, Adam Loory, Tom Whidden, et al
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Fundamentals
of Sailing, Cruising, and Racing; Steve Colgate
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Sailing:
A Parent's Handbook for Junior Sailing (Boating Made Simple);
Susan Artof, Joni Palmer
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Steve
Colgate on Sailing; Marcia Wiley, Steve Colgate
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2005 - 2008
International Yacht Racing Rules; US Sailing Association.
Available at:
US Sailing PO Box 1260, 15 Marine Drive, Portsmouth,
RI 02871-0907
"This is THE Racing Rules Book from US
Sailing. Every racer needs his or her own copy - study it."
This link is to the US Sailing web site. When
you get there, click on "Race Administration" to get
to the book area. Other available books are listed.
Call: 1800 US SAIL1.
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Understanding
the Yacht Racing Rules Through 2008; Dave Perry
"This is an excellent compliment to the
Racing Rules above. This is the best detailed explanation
of the rules available. The rules are explained with a bit of
history, intent of the rule, and realist examples of each rule.
This is a must read."
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The
Handbook of Sailing; Bob Bond
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Race
Winning Strategies: Smart Lesson with Deep Dakron; Tom
Linskey
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The
Manual of Sail Trim; Stuart Walker
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How
to Windsurf, a Step by Step Guide; Shaw, Mike Shaw
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Sunfish
Bible (includes Successful Sunfish Sailing by
Derrick Fries, Sail it Flat by Larry Lewis, The Sunfish
Book).
"This is a must for any Sunfish sailor,
detailed information on history, how to rig, how to make it
go fast, racing tactics, and more."
This is a link to the Sunfish Message Board web site where
the book can be ordered.
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Positioning:
The Logic of Sailboat Racing; Thomas Price
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Classic
One Designs; Jack Coote
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Book
of Windsurfing; John Toothroyd
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Complete
Book of Sailing: Martin Hedges
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Dinghies
and Daysailers: The Guide to Nearly 200 Non-Cabin Sailboats from
6 Feet to 38 Feet; Butch Wilcox, Rita Wilcox
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Paul
Elvstrom Explains the Yacht Rules: 1993-96: Soren Krause
"Excellent discussion of the Racing Rules
with plenty of pictures to help visualize conflicts."
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Small
Boat Sailing (96P0); Norman Dahl
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The
Rules Book: The 1989-92 International Yacht Racing Rules Explained;
Eric Twiname, Bryan Willis
"Excellent discussion of the Racing Rules
with plenty of pictures to help visualize conflicts."
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Gary
Jobson's How to Sail; Gary Jobson
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1992
America's Cup; Gary Jobson (VHS tape)
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America's
Cup 1995; Gary Jobson (VHS tape)
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The
Rules in Practice / 1989-92 (Sail to Win); Bryan Willis
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Sail
Racer; Jack Knights
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An
A-Z of Sailing Terms; Ian Dear, Peter Kemp
"An invaluable resource - includes every
imaginable sailing term - learn about hydrodynamics,
hawsers, and heave to."
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The
American Sailing Association's Lets Go Windsurfing; Ron
Carboni, Algis Stepanaitis
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The
Rules in Practice / 1989-1992 (Sail to Win); Bryan Willis
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Windsurfing;
J. Cook
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Windsurfing,
the Call of the Wind; Shimon-Craig Van Collie
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Yacht Race Scoring; R. Gregg
Bemis
Available from: US Sailing PO Box 299 Newport,
RI 02840, or call 1800 US SAIL1
(The book is not listed on their web site
- so call or write to the above)
"This is the bible of sailboat race
scoring. Mr. Bemis has thoroughly researched every possible
permutation of scoring methods with a discussion of the pros
and cons of each method. This was one of the major sources of
information for the development of the Race Log
scoring program."
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US
Sailing Directory 1995 (or any other year); US
Sailing Association
Available at: US Sailing PO Box 209 Newport,RI
02840
"Rules, organizational information, lists
of Class Associations, Championship Events, etc."
This link is to the US Sailing web site. When
you get there, click on "Race Administration" to get
to the book area. Other available books are listed. Or call
1800 US SAIL1.
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| Harder to find
books - some are out of print (Amazon.com will search its
sources for books in this catagory when ordered) |
Room
at the Mark: A History of the Development of Yachts, Yacht Clubs,
Yacht Racing and the Racing Rules; Robert MacArthur
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Sail
It Flat: The Sunfish Racing Primer; Larry Lewis
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The
Sunfish Book; Will White
See the Sunfish Bible
above.
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The
Racing Edge; Ted Turner, Gary Jobson
"An interesting look at sailing and racing
through Ted Turner's eyes. The book starts with an interview
of Ted Turner talking about his experiences as a yacht racer."
I don't understand why this shows Out of
Print at amazon.com - I've seen it in book stores.
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Win
More Sailboat Races; C. Stanley Ogilvy
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Race
to Win; Roger Marshall
"A detailed discussion of good racing boat
design with an emphasis on larger boats."
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Sail
Power: the Complete Guide to Sails & Sail Handling;
Wallace Ross, Carl Chapman
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| Older Sailing
Books - found in used book stores, garage sales, antique stores,
etc. |
Championship Dinghy Sailing;
Christopher Caswell & David Ullman
1978 Edition
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number
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Encyclopedia of Sailing;
Editors of One-Design & Offshore Yachtsman
1971 Edition
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 70-156549
"Thorough discussion of sailing history,
sailing theory, racing tactics, and all round sailboat reference.
I don't know if this is still in print so check at used book
stores."
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The Lure of Sailing; Everett
Pearson
1965 Edition
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 64-25238
"Good all round discussion of sailing including
seamanship, weather, navigation, racing and more. May be out
of print so check at used books stores."
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The Rules of Sailing Races;
Bruno Bianchi & Gabriode Szombathely
1979 Edition
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 79-88661
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Racing Small Boats; William
Crosby
"This 1940 book by the designer of the
Snipe provides an excellent detailed discussion of race course
strategies. They haven't changed much since then."
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The Sailboat Classes of North America;
Fessenden Blanchard
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 68-14205
"This 1968 edition provides a wealth of
detailed information, pictures, and history of few hundred One-Design
class sailboats. Amazingly, most of the Classes I am curious
about are in the book. A more current edition (I don't know
if one is available) would not add much in the dinghy category."
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The Tactics of Small Boat Racing;
Stuart Walker
1966 Edition
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 65-25938
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Yacht Racing Rules & Tactics, a
Pictorial Primer of; Gordon Aymar
1938 Edition
"The rules have changed but the tactics
are still useful to today's racers. I don't know where you will
find it but keep your eyes open at garage sails and used book
stores."
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