Table of Contents

Introduction. Part One: Getting Started. Which catamaran? Parts of the boat. Putting the boat together. A touch of theory. Your first sail. Part Two: Skill Development. Reaching. Beating.Tacking. Running. Gybing. Trapezing. Man overboard! Capsize. Launching and landing. Part Three: Racing. Race tuning.The race.Boat care. The Cat Clinic. Part Four: Gennakers and Twin--Wiring. Gennakers. Sailing with the gennaker. Technical options. Tactics with the gennaker. Advanced techniques. Tuning the mast.

About the Author

Brian Phipps has been involved in manufacturing, sailing and racing catamarans since 1978. He also runs the Windsport Cat Clinics: specialist sailing schools that provide an ideal introduction to the practical business of catamaran sailing (and a development programme thereafter).

Reviews

'For anyone new to day cat sailing, this book will most definitely assist as it covers the basics, then skills development, racing and finally gennickers and twin-trapezing. It's easy to follow, is well illustrated and has many sidebars to further explain specifics.' (Sailing)