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Title: Around the Buoys: A Manual of Sailboat Racing Tactics and Strategy by Michael, Jr. Huck, Terry Greenfield, Mike Huck, Michael V., Jr. Huck ISBN: 0-07-030817-9 Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (4 reviews)

Rating: 1
Summary: Basic does not have to mean "little content"
Comment: "Around the Buoys" intends to be a primer on basic racing tactics.

It is written as a narrative. I think that a more succinct format with diagrams and bullet point lists of tactical considerations and options would be more helpful for learning. Certainly nothing would be lost. A narrative format seems more appropriate for Walker, Melges, and Perry as they are covering advanced tactics, competitive psychology, and tuning.

It does not have very much content. Even if one were to distill the tactical knowledge from the book, there would not be much.

"Performance Racing Tactics" by Bill Gladstone offered by North Sails is superior in its presentation and content for beginner racers. It also covers some more advanced topics, and would be valuable even to an accomplished racer.

Rating: 3
Summary: some confusion
Comment: Pretty good, but there are some concepts that are not explained in a very clear way. Particularly, wind shifts. There are various explanations of playing the shifts throughout the book, based on the idea of predictiing shifts and acting accordingly, but they are often rather mysterious. Also, some ideas are outdated due to rules changes. A new, improved edition would be great.

Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent Tactics Book for the Beginning Racer
Comment: .

I'm a sailing instructor. Many of my students ask me how to get invited out on boats more. I tell them two things. Sign on as crew on a small boat in a one design fleet and, be prepared to not miss a race to establish a reputation for reliability. These things will do more to improve your reputation and skills than anything else.

This is the book I now recommend to my students who want to learn about racing tactics without being put to sleep. I think it is the easiest to understand book on the market for this subject.

I especially enjoyed the section on wakes on pages 103-104.

The book is strong on tactics, and weak on the finer nuances of shifting gears for maximizing speed. I recommend Buddy Melges or Stuart Walker for more information on those topics--along with a GPS and on-the-water experimentation. See my reviews of other books on sailing for more information.

I'm very happy with the boat. It hold a special spot on my bookshelf, and I won't loan this one out.

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INDEX

1.The Boat

2. Moving the Boat

3.Elements of the Race

4.Before the Race

5. Starts

6.Sailing the First Leg

7.Rounding the Windward Mark

8.The First Reach

9.The Jibe Mark

10.The Second Reach

11.The Second Beat

12.Downwind Sailing

13.The Final leg

14.The Finish

15.After the Race

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Smooth Sailing,

Bart Senior

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