Comments on: RYA Crew to Win http://sail-books.com/rya-crew-to-win.html Cheaper than RYA. Books, Manuals, DVDs and Training materials. Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:01:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dinghy Sailing Magazine http://sail-books.com/rya-crew-to-win.html/comment-page-1#comment-55 Dinghy Sailing Magazine Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:02:05 +0000 http://www.ryabooks.com/?p=156#comment-55 "We highly recommend [this book] to dinghy helms as well as crews who want to develop their skills. Crew to Win contains over 100 pages in full colour covering all aspects of dinghy crewing from choosing a boat, a helm, and personal kit, to specific championship techniques for both traditional and high quality dinghies. "As well as the expected boat handling techniques, there are sections on profiling and goal setting - techniques we can all use to identify which areas of our sailing we should be concentrating on - and regatta preparation and tactics. "There is also an underlying insight into the way in which our professional dinghy sailors go about their training and their mentality toward the sport - points which can help us improve, whatever our ambitions. "Clear graphics and sharp, relevant pictures bring the messages home. The best picture is saved until last: a double spread of Joe and Nick laughing as they invert their 470 during one of the high wind photo shoot sequences! “We highly recommend [this book] to dinghy helms as well as crews who want to develop their skills. Crew to Win contains over 100 pages in full colour covering all aspects of dinghy crewing from choosing a boat, a helm, and personal kit, to specific championship techniques for both traditional and high quality dinghies.

“As well as the expected boat handling techniques, there are sections on profiling and goal setting – techniques we can all use to identify which areas of our sailing we should be concentrating on – and regatta preparation and tactics.

“There is also an underlying insight into the way in which our professional dinghy sailors go about their training and their mentality toward the sport – points which can help us improve, whatever our ambitions.

“Clear graphics and sharp, relevant pictures bring the messages home. The best picture is saved until last: a double spread of Joe and Nick laughing as they invert their 470 during one of the high wind photo shoot sequences!

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