Helming to Win by Nick Craig (English) Paperback Book

Description: Helming to Win by Nick Craig A breakthrough book on dinghy racing from the Champion of Champions, Nick Craig, which will catapult you from club racer to championship winner. 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! FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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". AUTHOR: Nick Craig is the 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 to date, in a variety of classes including the B14, D-One, Enterprise, Finn, Merlin Rocket, OK and Phantom. Remarkably he is not a professional sailor - all of this has been achieved alongside a full-time job. 103 colour photos, 5 diagrams Author Biography Nick Craig is the 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 to date, in a variety of classes including the B14, D-One, Enterprise, Finn, Merlin Rocket, OK and Phantom. Remarkably he is not a professional sailor - all of this has been achieved alongside a full-time job. Table of Contents 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 Review " [Nick] has been so successful by really understanding what makes a boat sail fast and applying this on the race course. This book allows anyone to gain from his experiences.In my own journey from club racing my Optimist to winning major championships I have deployed a lot of the techniques that Nick describes. Anyone reading this book will greatly accelerate their learning curve and be taking an important step to achieving their own championship objectives."- Sir Ben Ainslie, 4 x Olympic gold medallist, 1 x Americas Cup winner Review Quote "Packed full of intelligent insight, brilliant top tips and engaging photo sequences." Details ISBN1909911224 Author Nick Craig Pages 72 Publisher Fernhurst Books Limited ISBN-10 1909911224 ISBN-13 9781909911222 Format Paperback Media Book Series Sail To Win Language English Series Number 1 Imprint Fernhurst Books Limited Place of Publication Leamington Spa Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations 104 colour photos, 4 colour diagrams AU Release Date 2014-02-24 NZ Release Date 2014-02-24 Year 2014 Publication Date 2014-02-24 UK Release Date 2014-02-24 Replaces 9781898660019 DEWEY 797.124 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:92037414;

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