Sailing strategy: Wind and current

Proctor, Ian

Coles

Racing Dinghy Maintenance

This book is a complete and accessible handbook of dinghy maintenance, with information on surveying, checking and maintaining rope, preventing damage, repairing, varnishing, and all other related aspects. Although old, the information in this book is timeless, and will be of considerable utility to the modern boat owner. Contents include: Contents Include: “Periodic Survey and First Aid Rigging”, “Wire and Wire Rope”, “Rigging”, “Cordage”, “Varnish”, “Enamel and Other Finishes”, “Scraping and Smoothing”, “Applying Varnish”, “Masts and Spars Blocks”, “Fittings and Fastenings”, “Centreboards and Rudders”, “Sails”, “Getting Them Right”, “Keeping Them Right”, etc. Many old books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing “Sailing Made Easy and Comfort in Small Craft” now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction.

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

Hesperides Press

Sailing Strategy is considered a racing classic. Long out of print, it has champions who have been petitioning hard for its reissue. It is considered the best book ever written on the subject, and presents in detail techniques which are still completely relevant and applicable today. The author provides a very thorough analysis and explanation of how to read the wind and currents in all conditions on a racecourse, and explains how a good knowledge and understanding of their vagaries by the racer can be used advantageously to enhance boat performance on the racecourse, and carry both helm and crew further up the fleet.For any racer wanting an 'edge' (as any competitive sailor will always be aiming for) the reissue of this long out of print gem will be a godsend. A modern classic and an ideal companion to the recently reissued Start to Win, Sailing Strategy also has a new Foreword by Bob Fisher, Yachting Correspondent for The Guardian, and columnist for Yachts and Yachting.The reissue of this classic will be welcomed by novice and experienced racers alike.

Sailing Strategy: The Classic Text

Sports & Outdoors

Water Sports

Adlard Coles

'The attractions of dinghy sailing are many and varied. There is an enjoyment of being afloat and getting healthy exercise in the open air the satisfaction of having secured a tactical victory and outsailed one's competitors is another source of delight, while the appreciation of the skill of someone else in sailing a better race should not fail to arouse pleasure and interest.' This book is a great source of interest and knowledge as well as a spur to successful racing and a guide to proud ownership. Contents Include: Periodic Survey and First Aid Rigging, Wire and Wire Rope Rigging Cordage Varnish, Enamel and Other Finishes Scraping and Smoothing Applying Varnish Masts and Spars Blocks, Fittings and Fastenings Centreboards and Rudders Sails Getting Them Right Keeping Them Right

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Soon after the Second world War, wartime allies became Cold War adversaries, and by 1950 the perceived threat of a Soviet strike on Western Europe or Britain dominated military planning. For the next forty years, the Royal Air Force was in the front-line of the Cold War. In Britain and Germany, light bomber crews exercised in preparation for a future conflict, while interceptor pilots stood by ready to counter incursions by Soviet aircraft. Between 1956 and 1969, the elite crews of the iconic V-Force of nuclear bombers trained to perform the ultimate mission, striking targets deep in the heart of Russia. Protecting British interests overseas, personnel at stations across the Middle East and Far East were regularly engaged in supporting operations during the many colonial conflicts which occurred throughout the 1950s and 1960s.Undertaking these duties were new British-designed aircraft introduced to squadrons from the early-1950s. The names of these extraordinary aircraft, which included the Hunter, Lightning, Vulcan and Canberra, became synonymous with the Cold War.In this book, Ian Proctor uses over 150 highly evocative color images from a single remarkable Air Ministry collection to portray the RAF and its personnel between 1950 and 1970. He provides a selected insight into service life, the aircraft, recruitment and training, and the operations and exercises undertaken by the RAF during a twenty year period of the Cold War.

The Royal Air Force in the Cold War, 1950-1970 (Images of War)

History

Europe

Pen and Sword Military

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