Plain Sailing: The Sail-Trim Manual for New Sailors

by Dallas Murphy

Overview

With this new, fresh, and highly readable introduction to sail trim, Dallas Murphy’s PLAIN SAILING goes far to demystify the often intimidating aspects of sailing that confront the unseasoned sailor. 

By focusing on “wind awareness,” Plain Sailing will help all sailors better understand the principles and practice of sail trim—how to adjust sails so they interact most efficiently with the wind.  There is a direct relationship between sailing efficiency and sailing fun.  Knowing when, how, and why to trim your sails is the essence of sailing.  If you understand trim, you understand sailing. 

          Plain Sailing also covers how to look at sails, how to distinguish good trim from bad, how to diagnose a blown-out sail, and much more.  This book is essential reading for all beginning sailors, as well as for more experienced cruising sailors who want to get the most out of their boats. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781580805094
Publisher:	Burford Books
Publication date:	11/01/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Dallas Murphy is the author of Rounding the Horn and other books, and has been sailing seriously, cruising and racing inshore and off--including high-latitude cruises to Spitsbergen, East Greenland, Iceland, and Cape Horn--for thirty-five years.  He lives in New York City.