The Complete Introduction to Laser® Racing by Ben Tan Phd.

This 260 page illustrated publication contains more tips on Laser racing than any other book on the market. The author is a Laser sailor who mounted a campaign for the 1994 Asian Games, at which he won a gold medal, and the 1996 Olympics. The lessons learnt during his sailing campaigns, education and current coaching positions have been well documented to provide a complete guide to Laser racing which should be mandatory reading for every Laser sailor who wants to improve their racing results at all levels. For those sailors and coaches who wish to cover every aspect of performance sailing including a programme for the next Olympics and Regional Games, the book covers rigging, control line settings, speed, wind patterns and strategy, currents, tactics in big fleets, practice exercises, fitness, nutrition, psychology, sports medicine and preparing a training programme.

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Pages = 259 / Approximate % of photos/diagrams = 30%



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