Book description
The Mirror is one of the UK's best-loved dinghies. This book teaches
you how to sail and race one and how to get the best out of it.
The Mirror dinghy is a British sailing icon and continues to evolve,
keeping up with modern sailing technology and requirements. Written by
the national UK Mirror Coach, this fully illustrated book covers
everything you need to know including rigging, sailing theory and
practice, reefing, launching and landing, capsizing, racing and
transportation. It also includes four master classes which aim to get
the reader to advanced racing standard.
- This is the only book you'll ever need to sail your Mirror.
- Fully illustrated with step-by-step photography.
- It teaches everything from the essentials of sailing theory and
rigging, through faster upwind and downwind sailing, to racing
tactics and how to outsmart the opposition.
- Written by the National Mirror Coach
Peter Aitken is the UK National Mirror Coach and
has seen plenty of his charges triumph on the world scene, most
recently with a gold medal at the Mirror World Championships in South Africa.
Tim Davison has been Laser (Masters) European Champion and has
twice won the Moth National Championships.
