Helming to Win

by Nick Craig

Series: Sail to Win

Imprint: Fernhurst Books

72 Pages, 6.75 x 9.5 in, 103 Halftones, color; 5 Diagrams

Paperback
9781909911222
March 2015
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$24.95

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This book will help you make the transition from weekend racer to world champion. Covering everything from where to look and getting ‘in the groove’ to mental approaches and championship sailing, you will be working your way up the leaderboard in no time. Written by an amateur sailor, this book proves that, with the right tools and enough determination, anyone can succeed in the sport of sailing. Packed full of intelligent insight, brilliant top tips and engaging photo sequences, if your goal is to win then this is the book for you! In his foreword Sir Ben Ainslie writes how he himself has used a lot of the techniques that Nick describes in the book, and remarks that Nick is “one of the best… This book allows anyone to gain from his experiences”.

FOREWORD PART 1 LEARNING TO WIN Ingredients for Winning Accelerating your Learning Curve Where to Look when Racing PART 2 SAILING FAST IN A STRAIGHT LINE How to Get Fast! Upwind Speed Downwind Speed Fixing an Attack of ‘The Slows’ PART 3 BOAT HANDLING Turning Corners Mark Rounding PART 4 CHAMPIONSHIP SAILING Sailing at Championships Starts at Championships Mental Approach at Championships PART 5 BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER 10 Point Plan for Helming to Win

Nick Craig is a champion of champions, having won the Endeavour Trophy a record six times. He has also won 28 National championships, 8 European championships and 9 World championships, in a variety of classes. He has achieved so much and yet is not a professional sailor – all of this has been done alongside a full-time job. He was awarded the YJA Yachtsman of the Year in 2011 and the Yachts & Yachting Amateur Sailor of the Year in 2013.

"A real insight into the methodological process that Nick uses to go about his campaigns in so many different boats." ~Yachts & Yachting

"If you could ask Nick anything you wanted about how to win a sailboat race, the chances are Nick has covered it in this book in an original and thought provoking way. This is a book like no other that has gone before it." ~OKIDA

"Many sailing books can be recycles of familiar themes and ideas. Not this one! This is a highly personal and radical, fresh view of the subject area." ~Yachting Life