High Performance Sailing

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High Performance Sailing

Frank Bethwaite

Based on 25 years of research and Olympic coaching, this massive reference work is a major event for racing sailors. It presents revolutionary explanations of wind prediction and boat design. Bethwaite's theories boosted the average speed of the highest-performance sailboats from two-thirds the windspeed to windspeed or faster. His family includes three Olympic sailing champions and three world champions (and one of the world's most successful Olympic coaches). This book will have a revolutionary impact on racing sailboats and the way they are sailed.

Part I: Wind. The Racing Helmsman's Wind. The Gradient Wind. The Two Surface Winds. Light Airs. The Breeze Over a Cool Surface. Friction and the Wind-Wave Patterns. Heat and Thermal Patterns. Winds Near Clouds. Winds Near Shores. Wind Appraisal and the Stability Index. Race Preparation. Sailing the Wind Patterns. Part II: Water. Waves. Depth and the Warm Surface Layer. Currents and Tidal Stream. Part III: The Boat. The Quest for Speed. Sails. Rigs. Foils. Hulls. Part IV: Boat Handling. Scope. Handling to Windward. Kinetics. Sailing Crosswind. Sailing Downwind.

Soft: 0070057990 (May 1996) 414p. 350 Illus. 8 x 11

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