Re: Dinghy sailing in bigger winds

>>>>Frank Bethwaithe's 10+ years old book High Performance Sailing
>>>>is full of tuning and handling tips in various wind and wave
>>>>conditions.
>> ... but it's one hell of a technical read, and I would question
> I don't think so but then I am used to reading peer reviewed
> scientific literature.
> Very roughly speaking that book contains three sections: One on
> how boats work and boat design, one on wind and weather and one
> on boat handling and tuning. The latter two are very good and
> should be read by anyone who want to improve his or hers sailing
> skills. It may be too much for the OP's sons but should be OK
> for the OP I think.
> But reading will not be enough. Practice is what makes it work
> in the end.

The Bethwaite book is great, but will be OTT for the normal helm/crew of a

Cadet.

A little and often rings true - any adult interested in raising their game

in sailing will benefit by regularly reading a little before they go for a

sail, then re-reading it afterwards to help it sink in.  Dragging some
boats 
with telltails on their masts is of limited interest, as is the sections
on 
the Tasar dinghy, but much of the book applies to those who sail sailing 
boats in general, not just to those who have (had) 18 foot skiffs.

And to those who are used to technical do***entation, yes, it is a good
deal 
lighter and more interesting than system-of-system do***ent Fagan-style
peer 
review statistics.....

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