Sail trim: Uniquely illustrated sail trim & rig tuning book for both cruising and racing yachtsmen. A Dededekam Design Sailing book
 
 
 
 
Sail trim and rig tuning made easy! Both for experts and novices. In this new book I have tried to distil those rules of thumb and theories pertaining to sail trim and rig tuning commonly agreed upon among the sailing community. What makes this new book on sail trim and rig tuning different from most other books on the topic, is the short, concentrated text with adjacent corresponding illustrations. 80 pages with more than 150 particularly descriptive colour illustrations giving an interesting, easily accessible introduction to the art of trimming sails and rig. The aim is to make it easier to find, understand and last but not least remember the information that you are seeking pertaining to sail trim and rig tuning.

Learn to sail better! Improve your knowledge of sail trim and rig tuning with this uniquely illustrated sailing manual. More than 110.000 copies have till now been sold to over 26 countries. Have a look at the Demo pages, reviews and letters from more than satisfied customers !

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Genoa trim & Main sail trim Trimming the Spinnaker Rig tuning
Aerodynamics
Apparent Wind
Points of Sailing
Sail trim: Shape
Sail trim: Trim Devices
Sailtrim: Jib trim
Sail trim: Genoa trim
Stability
Balance
Sail trim: Mainsail trim
The interaction of the sails
Sail trim: Reaching and running
Sail trim examples
Reefing the main
Types of spinnakers
Preparing the spinnaker set
Hoisting the spinnaker
Spinnaker pole angle
Spinnaker pole height
Spinnaker depth
Running
Reaching
Broach
Steering in heavy airs
Gybing the spinnaker
End to end gybe
Two-pole gybe
Dip pole gybe
Taking down the spinnaker
The Gennaker
Problems/Solutions
   
Rig types
Athwartship tuning
Fore and aft tuning
Backstay tension
Tensioning wire and rod
Tensioning the cap shrouds
Pre-bending the mast
Keel stepped masts
Maximum mast bend
The fractional rig
Tuning under sail
End to end gybe
Straighten the mast sideways
Rigs with multiple spreaders
Rig tuning diagrams
Why pre-tension?
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