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RYA Sail Trim Handbook - for Cruisers

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£12.99

Author: Rob Gibson
Publisher: RYA
Format: Paperback
Dimensions: 240 x 170mm
Edition: 2010
ISBN: 9781906435578
Product Code: G99
Delivery cost: £1.35 to the UK by Royal Mail
Delivery time: within 5 working days*

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The RYA Sail Trim Handbook for Cruisers is an all-new title and is crammed with useful tips and pointers on one of the fundamentals of good seamanship: sail trim. The book focuses more on the needs of the cruising sailor as opposed to the out-and-out racer. After all, a well-trimmed cruising yacht will be better balanced, easier to handle, and will sail more comfortably.

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Sail trim can be bewildering to the novice but the RYA Sail Trim Handbook talks you through the subject in an informative yet entertaining manner. The book is further enhanced by a range of clear, well thought-out illustrations.

Chapters include:

How Sails Work
Jibs & Genoas
Spinnakers
Reefing
Sailing Upwind
Heavy Weather Sailing
Trade Wind Sailing

Ultimately this book will have you itching to get back afloat and tinkering with the trim of your sails.

88 pages

Reviews

Sure to be welcomed…so clear and concise are the instructions, that learning is a pleasure…Sailing South Africa, February 2011

...An easy read and well illustrated.... Sailing Today, December 2010 - Recommended read

...If something’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well....and that’s particularly relevant to trimming sails....Sail-World.com, November 2010, Book of the Week

Would make a subtle, timely gift for a slow skipper ... If you’ve ever wondered what on earth people mean when they mention slots and twists, read this book! Practical Boat Owner, January 2011

It is very well illustrated throughout... Royal Naval Sailing Association, Winter 2010 Journal

Prize draw winner

This book was launched with a prize draw to win a day with Rob Gibson on one of Poole Sailing Sail Trim courses. This was won by Neil Eatough who lives in Burnley, Lancashire who after the course stated that “I had a very worthwhile day on the water.” Read more about his experience.

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