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The Mirror Book: Mirror Sailing from Start to Finish
Author(s): Peter Aitken (Author), Timothy Davison (Author)
- Publisher: *Wiley Nautical
- Publication Date: July 28, 2008
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 184 pages
- ISBN-10: 047051938X
- ISBN-13: 9780470519387
Book Description
The Mirror dinghy is a British sailing icon and continues to evolve, keeping up with modern sailing technology and requirements. Written by the national UK Mirror Coach, this fully illustrated book covers everything you need to know including rigging, sailing theory and practice, reefing, launching and landing, capsizing, racing and transportation. It also includes four master classes which aim to get the reader to advanced racing standard.
- This is the only book youll ever need to sail your Mirror.
- Fully illustrated with step-by-step photography.
- It teaches everything from the essentials of sailing theory and rigging, through faster upwind and downwind sailing, to racing tactics and how to outsmart the opposition.
- Written by the National Mirror Coach
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From the Back Cover
Packed with practical advice and illustrated with step-by-step photographs, this book teaches you how to sail the UK s most iconic and best-loved dinghy.Learn all the essentials, from sailing theory and rigging to faster upwind and downwind sailing. Peter Aitken, the UK National Mirror Coach, and Tim Davison, a successful racer,reveall the basics and show how to outsmart the opposition.
Whatever your standard and whether you sail for fun or race competitively, this is the only book you ll ever need to sail your Mirror and get the best out of it.
About the Author
Tim Davison has been Laser (Masters) European Champion and has twice won the Moth National Championships.
