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The Mirror Book: Mirror Sailing from Start to Finish

The Mirror Book: Mirror Sailing from Start to Finish

by PeterAitken (Author), TimothyDavison (Author)

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    Paperback 2008

    $3.41
Synopsis

The Mirror is one of the UK's best-loved dinghies. This book teaches you how to sail and race one and how to get the best out of it. 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 you'll 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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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 184
 Edition: illustrated edition
 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 13 Jun 2008
ISBN 10: 047051938X
ISBN 13: 9780470519387

Media Reviews
...packed with practical information . Boat Mart September 2008 the ultimate - and amazingly, the only - Mirror technique guide...covers every facet of the class..with step-by-step photography . Yachts & Yachting Friday 25 July 2008 'The two authors seemingly miss nothing, by way of excellent pictures and diagrams allied to the easy to read text they make their way through every nook and cranny of one the most loved dinghies ever built.' (Sailing Magazine, December 2015)
Author Bio
Peter Aitken is the UK National Mirror Coach and has seen plenty of his charges triumph on the world scene, most recently with a gold medal at the Mirror World Championships in South Africa. Tim Davison has been Laser (Masters) European Champion and has twice won the Moth National Championships.