The Skipper's Cockpit Racing Guide

is an at-a-glance reference for dinghy and yacht racers, covering everything they need to know to improve their performance – and win. From those in their first year of racing to old hands wondering why they’re not winning, this guide covers an enormous amount of detail in a simple, easy to follow format.

Topics are broken down into photo sequences, boxes, flowcharts, hints and tips, and cover:

• setting your goals
• assembling the right boat and gear
• practising and tuning (straight line, tacking, gybing, rounding marks, doing penalties)
• starting (planning, set-up of rig and foils)
• race strategy (beating, reaching, running)
• tactics against the opposition
• crewing skills (trim, weight)
• tides and currents (what affects the flow, using them to your advantage)
• wind (wind shadows, wind bends, forecasts)
• spinnakers (symmetric, asymmetric, hoist, gybe, drop)
• rules (start, beat, reach, run)

A final section on troubleshooting enables readers to rate their performance and identify areas for improvement, handily linking back to those pages in the book.