Tuning to Win [Paperback]

For most sailors, boat tuning may seem a mystery understood only by sailmakers and the like. In this book, sailor, chandler and championship winner, Ian Pinnell, unravels this daunting subject and will help improve your boatspeed as a result. Since most races are won or lost by a difference of less than 2% of racing time, you will soon be moving up the fleet. With hundreds of photos and diagrams to illustrate every point, the book clearly explains what each control does and how to set it up optimally for different conditions. Additional troubleshooting and skills sections take things even further, making this the bible of dinghy tuning.This book unravels the mystery of boat tuning: it clearly explains what each control does and how to set it up for different conditions. His advice on rig set-up is unsurprisingly excellent. This book is invaluable. An excellent book... He deploys all this knowledge in an organised manner, putting all his points across clearly and succinctly. About the AuthorForewordIntroductionPart 1: Getting Ready: Assembling The Gear, What Each Control DoesPart 2: Tuning: Preparing Your Boat, The Initial Set Up, Refining The Set Up, Offwind Settings, Spinnakers, Two Boat Tuning, TroubleshootingPart 3: Skills: What You Need, Attaching Fittings to the Hull, Ropework, Boat & Foil Repairs, Sail Care & Repairs, RiggingEnd NoteCN