Be Your Own Sailing Coach

If you want to win you need to get organised!

Jon Emmett shows how to set goals and form an action plan for achieving them. He explains how to rate yourself on racing's key skills (speed to windward, tactics, etc.), then how to work on your weakest areas.

Along the way you will find advice from Olympic sailors, and exercises to turn you into a winner.

Autorentext

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 a yacht racing tactician who lectures on tactics and racing, and is the training officer for the UK Laser Association. The British sailor coached Chinese Laser Radial sailing star Xu Lijia to a gold medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Zusammenfassung
The ultimate self-learning guide to sailboat racing

In this practical self-coaching guide for the serious racing buff,veteran sailing coach Jon Emmett explains how anyone can improvehis or her sailing technique in manageable stages. By breaking downracing into 20 key topics, Emmett shows how aspiring yacht anddinghy racers can learn to measure their own strengths andweaknesses and improve key skills step by step. The book alsoincludes practical tips and wisdom from Olympic champions includingPaul Goodison and Joe Glanfield.

Inhalt
0.0 Introduction
(The dartboard and how to use the book) 1.0 Goal setting

1.1 The importance of goal setting

1.2 Smart goals

1.3 Short, medium and long term goals

• Paul Goodison

2.0 Self preparation

2.1 How prepared are you?

2.2 Peaking at the right time

2.3 Check lists

• Simon Hiscocks

3.0 Venue preparation

3.1 Logistics

3.2 Weather patterns

3.3 Wind patterns

*Paul Goodison

4.0 Technology

4.1 Keeping up with the trends

4.2 Finding the perfect solution

4.3 Keeping it simple

• Simon Hiscocks

5.0 Starting

5.1 Time, distance and acceleration

5.2 Considering wind and current

5.3 Remember the rest of the race

• Paul Goodison

6.0 Boat handling

6.1 Top and bottom turns

6.2 Tacks and Gybes

6.2 Changing gear

• Paul Goodison

7.0 Tactics

7.1 What is boat to boat tactics?

7.2 Upwind tactics

7.3 Downwind tactics

• Paul Goodison

8.0 Strategy

8.1 What is race strategy?

8.2 Upwind strategy

8.3 Downwind strategy

• Simon Hiscocks

9.0 Rules

9.1 Rules: the basics

9.2 Using the rules aggressively

9.3 Using the rules defensively

• Simon Hiscocks

10.0 Meteorology

10.1 Sources of weather information

10.2 Understanding weather forecasts

10.3 Using weather forecasts

• Joe Glanfield

11.0 Boat speed upwind

11.1 Rig set up

11.2 Making the boat "point"

11.3 Helping the boat "foot"

• Joe Glanfield

12.0 Boat speed reaching

12.1 Rig set up

12.2 Soaking low

12.3 Going for speed

• Simon Hiscocks

13.0 Boat speed running

13.1 Rig set up

13.2 Sailing by the lee

13.3 Apparent wind sailing

• Paul Goodison

14.0 Fitness

14.1 What is fitness?

14.2 How fit do you need to be?

14.3 How to improve fitness

• Paul Goodison

15.0 Diet

15.1 Understanding Nutritional labelling

15.2 What we need to eat

15.3 Diet suggestions

• Joe Glanfield

16.0 Bodyweight

16.1 Maintaining bodyweight and recovery

16.2 Losing bodyweight

16.3 Gaining bodyweight

• Joe Glanfield

17.0 Mental attitude

17.1 The importance of attitude

17.2 Dealing with negatives

17.3 Relaxation

• Joe Glanfield

18.0 Racing log

18.1 Why keep a diary?

18.2 How to keep good records

18.3 Race analysis

• Joe Glanfield

19.0 Concentration

19.1 Looking at mental stamina

19.2 Maintaining focus

19.3 Peaking at the right time

• Joe Glanfield

20.0 Boat preparation

20.1 How prepared is your boat?

20.2 Dealing with boat work

20.3 Check lists

• Simon Hiscocks

21.0 Finance

21.1 The true cost of sailing

21.2 Campaigning

21.3 Sponsorship

• Joe Glanfield

Index