The Winner's Guide to Optimist Sailing, 1st Edition, 9780071434676
Paperback
An instructional manual for the international optimist dinghy class. It provides advice on equipment, lines, and useful knots; basic sailing tips, including where to sit, how to launch and land, tacking, jibing, and rules of the road; and weather awareness.

The Winner's Guide to Optimist Sailing, 1st Edition

$64.86

  • Paperback

    176 pages

  • Release Date

    16 March 2004

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Summary

The International Optimist is the largest youth training class in the world. Its popularity continues to grow through community sailing programs and camps. To date, there are over 400,000 boats registered throughout the world. “Optis” are used exclusively by sailors under the age of 16 and they are sailed in more than 95 countries. First published in 1997 by Simon & Schuster, this classic how-to book is perfect for IM’s program and enthusiastically supported by its author, Gary Jobson. Th…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780071434676
ISBN-10:0071434674
Series:International Marine-RMP
Author:Gary Jobson, Jay Kehoe
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:McGraw-Hill Contemporary
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:176
Edition:1st
Release Date:16 March 2004
Weight:318g
Dimensions:229mm x 178mm x 10mm
About The Author

Gary Jobson

Gary Jobson is a world-class sailor, ESPN television commentator, and author. A former sailing coach at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy, he is the winner of ten national titles and three America’s Cup campaigns. AUTHOR HOMETOWN: Annapolis, MD

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