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Regatta and strategy, tactical keys

Regatta and strategy, tactical keys

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The keys to tactics in 90 drawings and photos
This book is intended for all those who practice regattas and who intend to appear in the best places in the final classification of the events. It deals with an area that is too often overlooked, that of tactics and strategy, that is to say the attitude to adopt in relation to competitors in order to control them well. D
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Marc Bouet
The keys to tactics
Regatta and strategy

In 90 drawings and photos
This book is intended for all those who practice regattas and who intend to appear in the best places in the final classification of the events. It deals with an area that is too often overlooked, that of tactics and strategy, that is to say the attitude to adopt in relation to competitors in order to control them well. Domain which reveals complex logics integrating the meteorological evolutions, the type of course, the level of the adversaries, its own mental state and the importance of the risk which one can or cannot take. A real game of chess on the water, whose subtleties are the key to success. Trained in the school of Olympism with two world titles in Flying Dutchman and Soling, with two selections for the Olympic Games and two participations in the America's Cup, Marc Bouet is the undisputed French specialist in this field. National technical advisor to the French Sailing Federation, he has been assisting the French Olympic sailing and match-racing teams for several years.
In this book, he puts his experience as a racer and trainer at the service of all sailors.

Introduction

Part 1 Fundamentals:
Decision-making process - Improving information gathering - Reading the body of water - Feeling the wind - Perceiving gains and losses - Organizing information gathering on the water - The basics of positioning
Part 2 The departure:
Analyze the orientation of the line - Establish the line-wind relationship - Line and current - Position yourself better on the line - Use belly and packs - The start: frequent faults - The first minutes after a good start - The first minutes after a bad start.
Part 3 The close leg:
Steady wind and shifting wind - Approaching the windward mark - Close second
Part 4 The downwind edge:
Start downwind before the windward mark - Stable wind and unstable wind in strength and direction - Approach the leeward mark



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