Interactive CD ROM covering all the basic techniques of sailing.

Sail Training DVD

Ben Ainslee is the fastest Laser sailor on the planet. Here are the secrets that won him Olympic gold, shown in words, photo-sequences, video clips and his own commentary.

All you need to learn the important knots!

Author - Ben Tan

Completely re-written edition includes information on:
Gaining or losing weight
Sailing nutrition
Specific training lessons
Hiking techniques
Sailboarding
Planning your training
Home fitness tests
Recovery
Avoiding injury
Sailing clothing
Lower back health
Travel
Youths and masters
On-water training
Skill learning

The NEW Laser Book (4th Edition), written by Tim Davison, takes a complete
beginner up to Club Champion standard. It teaches him to rig the boat using
the new control lines, then launch and sail it. There are new sections on
the Radial and 4.7 rigs; the smaller rigs being easier to handle and now
even more popular than the Standard rig. The new full colour edition also
features the elements of how to Race! together with a superb collection of
photographs and photographic sequences of Goodison, Cockrill and White.

The 2005 - 2008 EDITION has been completely revised to cover the latest rule changes, and is now in full colour.

This book gives a set basic principles so that you can predict the winds behaviour virtually anywhere in the world. It shows how the wind will shift and bend over a relatively small area of the racecourse and how it is modified by :
The sea breeze
The land breeze
Gusts
Clouds
Cliffs
Water temperature
Currents
The shore
Islands
Other Boats

If winning cat races is your goal ? look no further. You will find the winning formula here. Catamaran Racing shows you how to improve from club level to world championship standard.

High on the beat. Low on the Run. Fast on the reach. Performance starts with your sails: you simply cannot win unless they?re right. Cont.

What will you learn form this book :
How the rig works
How to adjust it for todays conditions
How to use all-purpose sails across the full wind range
How to sail fast in a straight line
How to use waves
How to tack and gybe properly
How to handle a spinniker be it a asymmetric or conventional
A variety of hoists and drops, and when to use them

The unique fun of catamaran sailing is in the power and acceleration ? from my first sail on a cat, I knew this was the boat for me. Catamarans are the fastest of all conventional sailing craft and among the most thrilling. They are different from monohulls and however good you are in a sailing dinghy you will find you have new skills to learn when you transfer to a cat. Whatever your previous experience, this book will have you fizzing over the water in no time. It starts right at the beginning with a simple explanation of how the wind and sails work, then rapidly propels you forward to your first sail and on to your first race. The final section opens up a new world of high performance skills: gennaker sailing, twin-wire trapezing and tuning a powerful racing rig. Brian Phipps has been involved in manufacturing, sailing and racing catamarans since 1978. He also runs the Windsport Cat Clinics: specialist sailing schools that provide an ideal introduction to the practical business of catamaran sailing (and a development programme thereafter).

Tactics splits up racing into its key decision-making stages, from pre-start to finish. Rodney Pattison evaluates the options at each stage and shows how to choose the best plan of action. Cont.

Once youve tuned your boat, if you want to win races youll need to tune your mind and body too. An Olympic coach and psychologist explain how.

Pb 96pp 175 b/w photos and 10 diagrams

The new asymmetric boats and the new short courses demand new skills, techniques and strategies. Nobody has adapted better that John Merricks and Ian Walker. In this book they pass on the knowledge and the secrets.

Helming to Win spotlights the techniques that will maximise your boatspeed. Two of the fastest sailors in the world explain how to tune the rig and set the sails. Cont.

The crew of a racing boat is as important as the helmsman. Indeed, if you master the techniques in this book you should be able to take your pick of boats and helmsmen.

If your goal is to win the Laser World Championship, Glenn Bourke can help you. He has won three in a row! The third time his results were 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 4 ? to give him the championship with a race to spare.

Tides and currents are predictable, yet a few sailors use them to there best advantage. Whether you sail a dinghy, yacht or a board, enormous gains by understanding how the water moves. This book explains how to find out about the predicted water flow, how local effects will modify it, and how to plan your strategy on an olympic triangle, an inshore course or an offshore course.

How to trim the foresail - jib or genoa - on a yacht or dinghy.
Jib trim is critical to a boats speed. This book de-mystifies the black art. It uses plain language and crystal- clear diagrams and photos to teach the concepts and show the sailor exactly what to do. There is no other book this specific - or this useful!
A new approach to sail & trim
Crystal-clear text & illustrations
Covers the theory and practice
Contains a print-&-laminate trim chart
Pb 80pp 25 diagrams, 32 photos

Top US racer Ed Baird- Laser world champion in 1980 explanes in words and pictures how to prepare your boat.

This beautiful full-colour book covers knots, splices and whippings. It begins with the ten knots everyone should know. The other kots are grouped by use so that if, for example you want to make a loop you have eight knots to choose from.

Tuning your Dinghy throws a bright light on the black art of boat tuning. Here is a logical, systematic approach to the problem of setting up your boat and fine-tuning it for maximum speed on all points of sailing. Cont.

The essential rules that every racing sailor needs to know, nattily presented as splash-proof spirally bound cards. Covers the 2005-2008 rules.

Pb 24pp 24 diagrams

This book is a perfect introduction to the sport. Using the famous RYA teaching method, it explains how the wind drives the sails, how to use the sails to drive th boat, and how to rescue the situation when things get out of hand. This book is lavishly illustrated throughout with step-by-step photographs and diagrams.

This book is your introduction to a new passion. It is clear and concise and will soon have you skimming over the water.
Rigging - Capsize drill - Launching - Landing
Using the wind - Knots - The five essentials - Safety
Manoeuvres - Seamanship
Start Sailing is based on the world-famous Royal Yachting Association Method. It covers Levels 1 & 2 ? roughly a five-day course ? teaching you to handle a dinghy on your own in sheltered waters.

There?s nothing sadder than winning on the water, then losing in the protest room through inexperience. This book de-mystifies the protest procedure, so you can sail with more confidence and stand up for your rights. Cont.

This beautifully illustrated book deals with modern rope. It is clear and concise and will teach you the ten knots, other usefull knots, splices and whippings, how to choose the right rope for the job, the use of each knot, and each knots good points.