Training to Win, 9781912177219
Paperback
A book of training exercises for each element of a sailing race. Each exercise is described, illustrated and explained (the skills you are trying to improve and how to make it harder or easier). It will enable coaches to deliver better training sessions and those without a coach to train themselves,…

Training to Win

Training Exercises for Solo Boats, Groups and Those with a Coach

$41.18

  • Paperback

    80 pages

  • Release Date

    5 March 2019

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Summary

Gold medal winning coach, Jon Emmett works with sailors and coaches around the world and is frequently asked things like: ‘What is a good exercise to improve this?’ ‘Why do we do this exercise?’ ‘How do we make the exercise more / less difficult?’ This book is the answer to those frequently asked questions. It contains training exercises for each element of a sailing race. As well as describing and illustrating the exercise, it tells you what skills you are trying to improve, why and how to …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781912177219
ISBN-10:1912177218
Author:Jon Emmett
Publisher:Fernhurst Books Limited
Imprint:Fernhurst Books Limited
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:80
Release Date:5 March 2019
Weight:210g
Dimensions:240mm x 170mm
Series:Sail to Win
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“Doing these exercises will, without doubt, improve your sailing and your race results. Masses of diagrams and photos from coaching sessions that Jon has run around the world bring it all to life and make the exercises clear, while Jon’s text explains what the exercise is trying to achieve.” (Iain Percy)

About The Author

Jon Emmett

Jon Emmett is a successful Laser Radial sailor, representing the UK internationally for over 15 years. A professional coach and expert dinghy sailor, he is a National, European and World champion, impressively having won the UK National Championships three times! He is also the training officer for the UK Laser Class Association. The British sailor coached Chinese Laser Radial sailing star Lijia Xu to a gold medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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