Catamaran Sailing: From Start to Finish

by Phil Berman, Bradford Scott (Illustrator)

Overview

The classic guide to catamarans, updated to bring readers the latest for everyman's sailboat.

Fast, inexpensive, versatile, and exciting, catamarans are one of America's most popular pleasure crafts. Here is a complete course in catamaran sailing for the beginner and the semi-experienced sailor who wants to become more skilled in the arts of tuning, handling, and racing cats. Included are sections on buying a cat, learning the basics, heavy weather sailing, racing tactics, surfing, and more. Includes a new chapter on how to use high-performance sails.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780393318807
Publisher:	Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date:	04/17/1999
Edition description:	Revised Edition
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	7.98(w) x 10.86(h) x 0.66(d)

About the Author

Phil Berman has been sailing and racing catamarans since 1969. A past winner of the Hobie 14 World Championships and second-place finisher in the Hobie 18 Worlds, he has also written Catamaran Racing: From Start to Finish (Norton).