Sailing books

BOOKS AND REFERENCES
ON SAILING
11/28/03

We have compiled links to different books and materials about Sailing including basic sailing, Racing and tactics and radio controlled sailboats in this page. We have included a short description of the book, however we have not read all of them, so it would also be good to view further information about the book before you order.Please bookmark this page so that you will be able to come back quickly.

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RC SAILBOATS FULL SIZED RACING SMALL BOAT/DINGHIES GENERAL SAILING SOFTWARE AND VIDEOS FICTION

BOOKS ON RC SAILBOATS

Last time I checked, this book is unavailable, but please do try to order it if you are interested, it may be available already. Nice book to have whether you are a Sailor going into RC Sailboats, or an RC Sailboat enthusiast going into RC racing.

A complete introduction to Model Yacht Racing. This is a good book to have whether you are a beginner or a novice RC sailor. This books explains the racing rules that govern RC sailing, it also includes tips and tactics during a race. "A must have if you are an RC Sailboat racer". Please note that because of the revision of the race rules, there are some rules in this book that does not apply anymore, I suggest you also consult the most recent rule book.

A great introduction to RC Sailboats. Goes into the different RC Sailboat classes. Good information on how to tune a yacht. Also gives a lot of information on different sailing rigs.

A book about model boats in general, may not be geared too much for RC Sailboats, but will still give a lot of information about RC boats in general.

Building and Racing Radio Control...
One of the first books made for RC Sailors, already out of print, but if you are interested, you can still try and order Amazon.com will try to find one for you.

BOOKS ON RACING SAILBOATS

A book for the hard core Sailboat (full scale) racers.

Sailing Drills how to sail better
By Two time Olympic medallist Rick White. This book finally compiles under one cover most of the sailing drills used by coaches around the world. It summarizes neatly most of the work required in sailing to get the boat to behave the way you want.

The New book of Sail trim
From the pages of Sail Magazine, comes the first new anthology in nearly 15 years on the popular subject of sail trim. Withh 44 articles that have never before appeared in book form, The New Book of Sail Trim provides concise, easy-to-understand instruction in every facet of sails and sail handling.

Sail Training: Coach yourself to success
A great book to have to train your crew or to teach other people to sail

Sail like a Champion: Dennis Conner
Authored by America's cup skipper Dennis Conner, it has great insights of a successful sailor.

Around the Buoys is a guide for beginning and intermediate racers who are mired in the bottom or middle of the fleet. The first start-to-finish book for small-boat racers in 10 years, it dissects all the elements, then puts them together to show how they interrelate. With the help of numerous diagrams, readers will also learn to recognize when they are threatened on the race course and when they must move to realize a potential advantage.

Championship Tactics gives expert advice in a collection of stories from the greatest sailing races of recent decades, and includes profusely diagrammed professional secrets that even the Wednesday-night club racer can use. All boat racers will benefit from this professional collection of tips!

This revised and updated edition will celebrate the forthcoming Cup and its thirtieth anniversary.
The America's Cup is probably the most intense of all sailing competitions-the most fiercely contested, the most controversial, and certainly the most prestigious. In 1851, the trophy, then known as the Hundred Guineas Cup, was presented by the Royal Yacht Squadron to the winner of a race around the Isle of Wight: in this case, the America.

Team Racing for Sailboats
This book is already out of print, but if you are interested, you can still try to order it, just in case Amazon.com manages to find a copy for you.

Paul Elvstrom Explains the Racing Rules of Sailing, 2001-2004
A great book for understanding the Racing rules of sailing's most recent revision.

Racing Rules of Sailing, 2001-2004
Published by Royal Yachting Association.

BOOKS ON SAILING

Written by America's foremost instructional authority, the new edition of Sailing Fundamentals combines the training programs of the American Sailing Association and the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary. The official learn-to-sail manual of the American Sailing Association, it is also used in the programs of many yacht clubs, colleges, and sailing groups.

A textbook, user's manual, and reference book all in one, Sailing For Dummies introduces you to the authors' own favorite cruising destinations, shows you how to tie knots, and even how to dress.

This text leads you through the essential principles of safe, confident daysailing more clearly and faster than ever.

An A-Z of Sailing Terms
Handy and authoritative, this invaluable guide deserves a place on every sailor's bookshelf. Abridged from the acclaimed "Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea, An A-Z of Sailing Terms" provides detailed explanations of nearly 1,500 sailing terms.

SMALL BOAT SAILING

The complete book of Laser Sailing
Great not only for Lasers but for other dinghies of similar design.

Championship Laser Racing
A book by a 3 time world champion Laser sailor, some of the techniques will probably apply for other dinghy classes like the streakers.

Tuning your Dinghy
By Lawrie Smith and is part of the "Sail to win series".

Dinghy Sailing
This practical guide to the world of sailing is a must for beginners. The classes of dinghy detailed in the book are the singlehanded Byte, International Topper, Laser, and Splash; and the doublehanded Enterprise, International 420, Laser 2, and Mirror. Includes step-by-step instructions on launching, retrieval, and tacking of the dinghy plus tips on developing the proper sailing skills and safety techniques. The perfect resource for getting started with small boats

Catamaran Racing from Start to Finish
For Catamaran and Multihull sailors, Hobie sailors should find this interesting.

Catamaran Sailing from Start to finish
The classic guide to catamarans, updated to bring readers the latest for everyman's sailboat. Fast, inexpensive, versatile, and exciting, catamarans are one of America's most popular pleasure crafts. Here is a complete course in catamaran sailing for the beginner and the semi-experienced sailor who wants to become more skilled in the arts of tuning, handling, and racing cats. Included are sections on buying a cat, learning the basics, heavy weather sailing, racing tactics, surfing, and more. Includes a new chapter on how to use high-performance sails.

Catamaran Tuning Guide

SOFTWARE and VIDEOS ON SAILING

The Movie Wind based on the America's cup races, one of the best sailing movies of all times, starring Mathew Modine.

CD Rom allows you to practice sailing with your computer, runs on Mac or Windows.

A Video on how to become a better sailor.

Officially sanctioned by U.S. Sailing and the American Red Cross.
Next to being on the water the best way to learn to sail is with video instruction. Start Sailing Right is used in the US Sailing/American Red Cross program - the instruction is first rate, comprehensive and accurate.

FICTION

Patrick O'Brian books available through Amazon:
These books are a must have for a sailor, this book not only will entertain you with tales about sailing and war and life at sea, it will also teach the modern sailor a thing or two about how it was in the old days, sea terms what food they eat and the likes. A great way to learn old sea names and terms like capstan, topsails, topgallants, Studdingsails, yardarms, ratlines. Next thing you know you will be speaking like and old salt!

The books are listed chronologically:
Master and Commander
Post Captain
HMS Surprise
The Mauritius Command
Desolation Island
The Fortune of War
Surgeon's Mate
The Ionian Mission
Treason's harbor
The Far Side of the world
The Reverse of the Medal
The Letter of the Marque
The Thirteen Gun Salute
The Nutmeg of Consolation
The True Love (Clarissa Oaks)
The Wine-Dark Sea
The Commodore
The Yellow Admiral
The Hundred Days
Blue at the Mizzen

The Full Aubrey-Maturin Series

Harbors and High Seas, 3rd Edition :
An Atlas and Georgraphical Guide to the Complete Aubrey-Maturin Novels of Patrick O'Brian, Third Edition

Patrick OBrian inspired Music CDs
Musical Evenings with the Captain
Musical Evenings with the Captain vol. 2
Roast Beef of Old England
Musical Evenings in the Captain's cabin

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