1The Topper Book: Topper Sailing from Start to Finish
作者 Dave Cockerill (Author), Jon Caig (Author)
作者简介
Dave Cockerill held the role of RYA Topper UK Head Coach for 14 years. He is the Topper 4.2 National Coach and was instrumental in introducing the centre mainsheet and 4.2 sail to the class.
John Caig is a former Topper National & European Champion. He twice won the Fireball World Championship and has been a member of the British Olympic Sailing team. He is also author of Fernhurst Books’ Racing: A Beginner’s Manual.
The Topper is a brilliant boat – over 50,000 have been sold and thousands of people learn the basic sailing skills in Toppers every year.
This is the only book which shows you how to rig, sail and race – right up to World Champion standard. It is packed full of advice, go-fast tips, photo sequences and diagrams. This new third edition covers all three Topper rigs (4.2, 5.3 and 6.4) and is fully up to date with details of the new rota-molded (grey) boats as well as the traditional injection-molded (red) boats.
It starts by describing how to rig and sail the boat before moving on to racing and providing master classes for success in competitions.
Written by GBR’s longest-serving National Topper Coach and a former Topper National and European Champion and featuring recent Topper World and National Champions it is the bible for Topper sailing.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction
PART ONE: GETTING STARTED: Rigging The Boat, The Different Rigs, Sailing Theory, Reefing, Launching, A First Sail, Reaching, Beating, Tacking, Running, Gybing, Capsizing, Landing, Having Fun In Your Topper, The International Topper Class Association
PART TWO: RACING: THE BASICS: Introduction & Rules, The Start, Around The Racecourse
PART THREE: MASTERCLASSES: Preparing Yourself For Success, Preparing Your Boat For Success, Advanced Control Lines, Boatspeed & Boat Handling For Success, Tactics & Strategy For Success, Preparing For An Event, Dave Cockerill’s Guide For Parents
PART FOUR: TECHNICAL MATTERS: Rigging The Toestraps, Fitting Out A Race-Spec Boom, Rope Kits, Sail Numbers, Care & Maintenance
1The Topper Book: Topper Sailing from Start to Finish
作者 Dave Cockerill (Author), Jon Caig (Author)
作者简介
Dave Cockerill held the role of RYA Topper UK Head Coach for 14 years. He is the Topper 4.2 National Coach and was instrumental in introducing the centre mainsheet and 4.2 sail to the class.
John Caig is a former Topper National & European Champion. He twice won the Fireball World Championship and has been a member of the British Olympic Sailing team. He is also author of Fernhurst Books’ Racing: A Beginner’s Manual.
The Topper is a brilliant boat – over 50,000 have been sold and thousands of people learn the basic sailing skills in Toppers every year.
This is the only book which shows you how to rig, sail and race – right up to World Champion standard. It is packed full of advice, go-fast tips, photo sequences and diagrams. This new third edition covers all three Topper rigs (4.2, 5.3 and 6.4) and is fully up to date with details of the new rota-molded (grey) boats as well as the traditional injection-molded (red) boats.
It starts by describing how to rig and sail the boat before moving on to racing and providing master classes for success in competitions.
Written by GBR’s longest-serving National Topper Coach and a former Topper National and European Champion and featuring recent Topper World and National Champions it is the bible for Topper sailing.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction
PART ONE: GETTING STARTED: Rigging The Boat, The Different Rigs, Sailing Theory, Reefing, Launching, A First Sail, Reaching, Beating, Tacking, Running, Gybing, Capsizing, Landing, Having Fun In Your Topper, The International Topper Class Association
PART TWO: RACING: THE BASICS: Introduction & Rules, The Start, Around The Racecourse
PART THREE: MASTERCLASSES: Preparing Yourself For Success, Preparing Your Boat For Success, Advanced Control Lines, Boatspeed & Boat Handling For Success, Tactics & Strategy For Success, Preparing For An Event, Dave Cockerill’s Guide For Parents
PART FOUR: TECHNICAL MATTERS: Rigging The Toestraps, Fitting Out A Race-Spec Boom, Rope Kits, Sail Numbers, Care & Maintenance
