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Explains simply what tactics you can apply around the race track with advice for the beginner, intermediate and advanced sailor. Individual boats are given names to allow easy understanding. Individual chapters take you around the racecourse, from before you get on the water, through the pre-start, start, different legs and manoeuvres.
About the author
Jon Emmett is a successful Laser Radial sailor, representing the UK internationally for over 15 years. A professional coach and expert dinghy sailor, he is a National, European and World champion, impressively having won the UK National Championships three times! He is also a yacht racing tactician who lectures on tactics and racing, and is the training officer for the UK Laser Association. The British sailor coached Chinese Laser Radial sailing star Xu Lijia to a gold medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Summary
Explains simply what tactics you can apply around the race track with advice for the beginner, intermediate and advanced sailor. Individual boats are given names to allow easy understanding. Individual chapters take you around the racecourse, from before you get on the water, through the pre-start, start, different legs and manoeuvres.
