Team racing is great for fast, fun and different sailboat racing. It helps develop some key skills for future racing success. This handy companion tells you everything a sailor and coach need to know to enjoy, improve and win at team racing. It describes the most useful moves around the race course, and the key rules that govern such moves. There are sections on how to slow & overtake; how to win the start & control the final beat; the best routines for practising; how to develop as a team & the team roles. One page gives all the winning & losing combinations for 2-, 3- and 4-boat team racing, highlighting the tactics for every combination, with simple tips for making strategy easy.



Why go team racing?

Formats

How to overtake

Slowing round the course

Race winning strategy

Controlling the start

Controlling the final beat

The winning habit

Practising

Climbing the ladder

Team roles

The three essential rules

Other important rules

Umpires & being umpired

Race courses & programmes