A how to race book that conveys the essence of successful yacht racing and strategy through the character of Deep Dacron, who is tutored in a variety of skills by experts. Through their banter, carried on in bars, sail lofts and at races, the reader learns the secrets of sailboat racing. The book explains the situations, the trade-offs, the decisions of yacht racing and reveals why the same people win race after race. He uses a range of racing examples that cover everything from teamwork, strategy, sails, starts and rules to the all-important psychological preparation.
When there are navigational marks that are to be observed , they should be shown on the course chart . 9.2 The approximate compass bearing from the starting line to Mark 1 will be displayed from the race committee signal boat .
Sometimes there was snow . During these times there was much laughter . At the foot of Ole Baldy was a picnic area . There were some tables , and a spring that just came to the surface from among a bunch of boulders .
"A history of a racing sailboat storied for its exploits and victories, and of the man who built it-a young old Danish-American naval engineer, Thorvald S. Poekel"--
Maxi... the Ultimate Racing Experience
Indispensable pour communiquer dans un anglais actuel et naturel. 115 000 mots et expressions. 170 000 traductions. Le vocabulaire le plus récent dans les deux langues Les américanismes et variantes...
This book is a celebration of the yachts that, although practically ruled out of the sport, showed the potential and promise of a lighter Ton & --Back cover.