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Ocean racing
English (translation)Original French
171 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1972
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May 11, 2010
Eric Tabarly, for the unitiated, is a French "superstar" of sailing. His passion for the sea and the perfection of the sailboat has led to many advances in the sport, as he pushed the envellope further and further on his now-legendary "Pen Duick" boats.
This book is about his big ocean races like the Transatlantic or Transpacific races (San Francisco to Tokyo), and about the process of designing a boat for such a purpose and then making it better and better (be it by changing sail setup, rigging, or even cutting the back of the boat off.) For any sailor, this book, written by Tabarly and translated here in English without the air of self-importance you'd expect a man like Tabarly to carry himself with, it is a true delight. I breezed through it in days, lapping up the annecdotes, traveling in mind along with him for forty days across the pacific in the squalls and the light airs, until unfortunately the book was over all too quickly.
Very highly recommended for sailors! Non-sailors will enjoy it too, but the jargon, the description of the boat parts and tactics will leave many lost.
This book is about his big ocean races like the Transatlantic or Transpacific races (San Francisco to Tokyo), and about the process of designing a boat for such a purpose and then making it better and better (be it by changing sail setup, rigging, or even cutting the back of the boat off.) For any sailor, this book, written by Tabarly and translated here in English without the air of self-importance you'd expect a man like Tabarly to carry himself with, it is a true delight. I breezed through it in days, lapping up the annecdotes, traveling in mind along with him for forty days across the pacific in the squalls and the light airs, until unfortunately the book was over all too quickly.
Very highly recommended for sailors! Non-sailors will enjoy it too, but the jargon, the description of the boat parts and tactics will leave many lost.
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