A detailed, technical, and readable study of the tactics of winning for the experienced sailor-by one of the world's leading small boat racers.

Here is complete coverage of the racing sailor's common problems by one of the world's leading small boat racers. Stuart H. Walker describes situations in which a racing problem was faced and solved. Each chapter is a narrative based on a particular incident, or a group of related incidents, analyzing the causes of the situation and the techniques required to meet it successfully. "The Tactics of Small Boat Racing" is for the racing sailor who wants to win - who wants to learn the art of maneuvering his boat in relation to the other boats so as to complete the course in the lead.