Positioning: The Logic of Sailboat Racing

Walker M.D., Stuart H.

ISBN 10: 0393033392 / ISBN 13: 9780393033397

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 1992

About this Item

Condition of Hardback book and Dustjacket: Near fine. In excellent condition. These racing factors, Dr. Walker explains, translate into boat speed, psychology, and tactics. Wind strength and wave formation, in turn, determine sail rig and fin trim, as well as the psychological approach needed to win. He demonstrates for both the new racer and the seasoned expert precisely how to collect and understand these elements, how to use them in the formulation of strategy, and, finally, how to formulate moment-by-moment tactics. This is a masterful guide to winning. 317pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Positioning: The Logic of Sailboat Racing
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393033392
• ISBN 13: 9780393033397
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Price, Thomas C.
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • sailing

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Synopsis

Stuart Walker, a world champion celebrated for his books and columns on racing in Sailing World magazine, here takes his readers step by step through the elements that determine racing factors: wind direction, velocity, temperature, stability, current strength, and direction.

These racing factors, Dr. Walker explains, translate into boat speed, psychology, and tactics.Wind strength and wave formation, in turn, determine sail rig and fin trim, as well as the psychological approach needed to win. He demonstrates for both the new racer and the seasoned expert precisely how to collect and understand these elements, how to use them in the formulation of strategy, and, finally, how to formulate moment-by-moment tactics. This is a masterful guide to winning.

About the Author

Stuart H. Walker is professor of pediatrics emeritus at the University of Maryland Medical School and an international dinghy champion. He was a member of the 1968 U.S. Olympic team and the 1979 U.S. Pan-American Team.