Synopses & Reviews
Few sailors can claim they have nothing more to learn about sailing, and this innovative book will help you sharpen your skills. No matter what your skill level, Improve Your Sailing IQ gives you the chance to dream your way through countless hours on the water. It will also help you discover just how knowledgeable you actually are about the sport. Here is valuable and simple-to-digest instruction on all aspects of sailing from one of the sportâs top instructional writers. . .
Howâs your sailing knowledge? Test your skills and your grasp of the theories behind them with this handy workbook . . . An easy question-and-answer format introduces each situation, poses the problem, allows you to work through it, then provides the expert answer from one of sailingâs top teachers . . . Improve your sailing just by thinking about it. Instruction has never been this easy or this much fun! John Driscoll lives in Englandâs Lake District. He started teaching sailing during university vacations and developed his coaching skills with the Royal Yachting Association, before becoming its Principal National Coach. Johnâs own sailing has ranged from sailboards and single-handed dinghies to offshore cruising and ocean racing. He has sailed in many parts of the world, including the Caribbean, Hong Kong, and the South Pacific.
Synopsis
Few sailors can claim they have nothing more to learn about sailing, and this innovative book will help them all sharpen their skills. Improve Your Sailing IQ offers advice to sailors at every skill level, giving them the chance to dream their way through countless hours on the water. It will also help them discover just how knowledgeable they actually are about the sport. Here is valuable and simple-to-digest instruction on all aspects of sailing from one of the sport’s top instructional writers. He introduces each situation in an easy question-and-answer format, posing a problem, allowing readers to work through it, then providing an expert answer. Readers improve their sailing skill simply by thinking about the details of sailing and working out hypothetical problems. Instruction has never been this easy—or this much fun!