By Glenn Bourke

Triple world champion, Glenn Bourke explains how to prepare your boat successfully for competition and sail it faster than the rest of the fleet.

240x171mm 96p 180 b/w photos 10 diag. Pb

RRP £12.95 OUR PRICE £10.45

by Rob Andrews

From the 'Skills of the Game' series, this title is written by Rob Andrews, coach to Britain's 1992 Olympic team. He covers not only the techniques of dinghy sailing, but also provides a helpful guide to the different types of boat and the wide range of equipment available.

Fully illustrated throughout with sequence photographs.
All aspects covered, from how to get started to using the latest equipment.
Advice on the mental approach to improving your sailing.

128pp, paperback

by Adam Cort & Richard Stearns

A user friendly guide to the fundamentals of sailboat racing - for all sailors in all types of boats, from high performance dinghies to keelboats.

paperback

A look at the GP14 class from 1950 to the present day - a wonderful historical reference for any GP14 enthusiast.

Pb

RRP £12.95 OUR PRICE £10.75

by Paul Goodison

The most up-to-date book on this very popular class. Lots of colour photographs and illustrations make the book a must for anyone interested in Lasers.

Detailed chapters on manoeuvring, upwind and downwind technique, care and maintenance, body weight and nutrition and sailing theory.

Paperback

By Tim Davison

The original edition was the first Fernhurst book and was published 25 years ago. This 4th edition is completely updated and is in full colour. Includes sections on the 4.7 and Radial rigs.

Coaching tips from Paul Goodison, Steve Cockerill and Philip White. The book is written to allow both novices and seasoned sailors to get the most from it. Photo sequences and go-faster tips.

128pp, 276 colour photos, 59 colour diagrams, 4th edition. Paperback.

RRP £15.99 OUR PRICE £12.99

By Ed Baird

A must for all Laser sailors who want to succeed in this highly competitive class. Race winning advice from a World Champion, highly illustrated with informative photos.

244x185mm 122 b/w photos 3 diag. Pb.

RRP £9.95 OUR PRICE £8.99

By Ben Ainslie
Includes CD ROM
The Olympic Gold Medalist explains how to win in this, the most competitive class. Beautifully illustrated with colour photos sequences of Ainslie in action, plus a CD with footage of him demonstrating every manoevre from starting tacking upwind and downwind technique.

240x171mm 96p 202 colour photos Pb

RRP £19.95 OUR PRICE £15.99

By P. Aitken, T. Davison
2008

Written by the national UK Mirror Coach, this fully illustrated book covers everything you need to know including rigging, sailing theory and practice, reefing, launching and landing, capsizing, racing and transportation. It also includes four master classes which aim to get the reader to advanced racing standard with faster upwind and downwind sailing, to racing tactics.
Step by step photographs

Pb 184pp

RRP £14.99 OUR PRICE £11.99

2nd Ed. By Phil Slater

A top coach explains how to win in the Optimist. Covers gear, speed & psychology. Sections for parents and coaches.

240x171mm 06p 116 b/w photos 43 diag. Pb.

RRP £12.95 OUR PRICE £10.45

A directory of over 100 racing boats,traditional dinghies, multihulls, dayboats and family boats - with vital dimensions and qualities, plus colour photographs.

128pp, paperback, 4th edition 2001.

By Tom Linksey

Unconventional approach, introducing wacky characters such as Kent McBatten. Uses 50 racing examples to cover everthing from teamwork, strategy, sails, starts, rules, psychological preparation. Expalins how the same people keep winning.

Pb 224p

by John Caig and Tim Davison

A step-by-step training for dinghy sailors who are ready to start racing. This book assumes the reader can sail and now wants to race. It aims to take them through their first few seasons of racing, to the point where they can win a club race. This 3rd edition is in full colour and includes a new detailed section on using the asymmetric spinnaker. Each chapter focuses on one key element of sailing: rules, the wind, tactics, spinnakers, etc.

112 pp, 240 x 170mm, paperback, 3rd edition, 2007.

RRP £12.99, OUR PRICE £10.50

Issue 2

Guide to Skandis Team GBR's preparations for Beijing 2008. Includes exclusive interviews with our Beijing hopefuls; fitness and nutrition – a mere mortal tries out the training regime of an Olympic classes windsurfer; an insider’s guide to the regatta venue, and the psychology of winning

By Gary & Steve Kibble

The perfect introduction to sailing for children, featuring the Optimist dinghy. This largely photographic book is the official handbook of the RYA Young Opportunity Scheme.

244x185mm 48p 164 b/w photos 21 diag. Pb.

RRP £6.95 OUR PRICE £5.99

By John Driscoll

The former National Sailing Coach teaches the complete beginner every element of sailing and seamanship. The book uses the RYA teaching method and is well illustrated.

244x185mm 48p 150b/w photos 41 diag. Pb

RRP £7.95 OUR PRICE £6.99

By Andy Smith
RYA Levels 1 & 2

Fully illustrated in colour with clear drawings and straightforward text.

114x169mm 64pp 280 colour draw. Pb.

by G. Harrison

Whether embarking on a career teaching sailing or looking to teach your children to sail, this step by step guide will get the best out of you and your students.
It takes the coach through the basics of teaching somebody to sail from their point of view and gives constant tips on how to help the student understand new ideas. For every new concept introduced there are off the water instructions and exercises to do once on the water. It is suitable both for those running formal courses and for parents looking to teach their children.

Paperback, 152pp, 2008.

RRP £14.99 OUR PRICE £11.99

by John Caig & Dave Cockerill

How to sail and race the Topper.
Part 1 shows how to rig and sail the basic boat.
Part 2 details the new small rig.
Part 3 teaches the basics of racing.
Part 4 is a materclass taking you up to championship standard. You will learn to prepare yourself and the boat for success, how to develop blinding speed, and how to devise devilish tactics and strategy.

128pp, colour photos and diagrams, paperback, 2006.

RRP £14.95 OUR PRICE £11.99

By John Caig

Packed with information on all aspects of sailing and racing the Topper by a European Champion. Well illusrated.

244x185mm 97 b/w photos 35 diag. 64p Pb.

RRP £9.95 OUR PRICE £8.99

by Gary Jobson and Jay Kehoe

This book is the ideal training manual for young skippers, their parents, and their coaches. One of the most comprehensive sailing guides to the International Optimist dinghy class features: step-by-step instructions on every aspect of beginning sailing, more than 100 stunning photographs and helpful illustrations, useful tips and winning tactics for competitive racing, special advice sections for parents and coaches.

Paperback, 2004 edition, US publication