This book will help you make the transition from weekend racer to world champion. Covering everything from where to look and getting ‘in the groove’ to mental approaches and championship sailing, you will be working your way up the leaderboard in no time. Written by an amateur sailor, this book proves that, with the right tools and enough determination, anyone can succeed in the sport of sailing. Packed full of intelligent insight, brilliant top tips and engaging photo sequences, if your goal is to win then this is the book for you! In his foreword Sir Ben Ainslie writes how he himself has used a lot of the techniques that Nick describes in the book, and remarks that Nick is “one of the best… This book allows anyone to gain from his experiences”.
Table of Contents
FOREWORD PART
前言部分
1 LEARNING TO WIN Ingredients for Winning Accelerating your Learning Curve Where to Look when Racing PART
2 SAILING FAST IN A STRAIGHT LINE How to Get Fast! Upwind Speed Downwind Speed Fixing an Attack of ‘The Slows’ PART
3 BOAT HANDLING Turning Corners Mark Rounding PART
4 CHAMPIONSHIP SAILING Sailing at Championships Starts at Championships Mental Approach at Championships PART
5 BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER 10 Point Plan for Helming to Win
This book will help you make the transition from weekend racer to world champion. Covering everything from where to look and getting ‘in the groove’ to mental approaches and championship sailing, you will be working your way up the leaderboard in no time. Written by an amateur sailor, this book proves that, with the right tools and enough determination, anyone can succeed in the sport of sailing. Packed full of intelligent insight, brilliant top tips and engaging photo sequences, if your goal is to win then this is the book for you! In his foreword Sir Ben Ainslie writes how he himself has used a lot of the techniques that Nick describes in the book, and remarks that Nick is “one of the best… This book allows anyone to gain from his experiences”.
Table of Contents
FOREWORD PART
前言部分
1 LEARNING TO WIN Ingredients for Winning Accelerating your Learning Curve Where to Look when Racing PART
2 SAILING FAST IN A STRAIGHT LINE How to Get Fast! Upwind Speed Downwind Speed Fixing an Attack of ‘The Slows’ PART
3 BOAT HANDLING Turning Corners Mark Rounding PART
4 CHAMPIONSHIP SAILING Sailing at Championships Starts at Championships Mental Approach at Championships PART
5 BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER 10 Point Plan for Helming to Win
