Complete Book of Laser Sailing - Softcover

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Dick Tillman is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and winner of the first three Laser North American Championships in 1971, 1972, and 1973. He was a member of the U.S. Olympic sailing team in 1976 and most recently won a bronze medal in the 1998 Nike World Masters Laser competition. He is president of U.S. Windsurfing and sits on the board of US SAILING.

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The Complete Book of Laser Sailing is the most comprehensive book ever published about successfully sailing and racing this popular and challenging single-handed racing boat. This completely revised and expanded edition of Laser Sailing for the 1990s tells you what you need to know about the boat itself and gives you the latest thinking on how to set it up and sail it. It includes

• Interviews with such champion Laser racers as Hans Fogh, Ed Baird, and Danielle Myrdal
• Latest information on upwind and downwind techniques, the Laser Radial, Masters racing, equipment, and rigging techniques
• Listings of major competition results since 1990, including the Olympics, and Radial and Masters classes

"Tillman is a well-known Laser expert . . . and his book is a fine-tuned guide to everything anyone could ever need or want to know about the Laser. Whether you are looking to learn the basics . . . or to refine your techniques, here's the starting point."--Sailing

"This book will most certainly help make you a better sailor and could help you become a champion."--Soundings