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The Rules Book 2005-2008 (Rules Book) | 
 enlarge | Creators: Eric Twiname, Bryan Willis
Publisher: Sheridan House
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 816133
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 218
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 1574092057
Dewey Decimal Number: 797.14
EAN: 9781574092059
ASIN: 1574092057
Publication Date: April 30, 2005
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Product Description
This bestselling pocket-sized racing rules book has been fully revised for this edition. The entire 2005-2008 racing rules are included. In revising The Rules Book to take account of the rule changes, Bryan Willis has maintained Eric Twiname's unique method of presentation, which has proved popular with racers over many editions. The Rules Book is unique in that it assumes a race situation and then looks at the rules that apply, instead of examining the rules in turn and discussing which situations govern. The reader works his way around the course from the Start, to the Windward Mark, Downwind Legs, to the Finish, studying all the situations that might arise. USSA and ISAF appeal case numbers are given for further reference. The information is graded on 3 levels: Club: rules which everyone who races should know (no symbol) National: rules for top club racing (1 hull symbol) International: rules for top national and international competition (2 hull symbols)
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A great sailboat racing rules book, with practical examples January 31, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I liked the way the book is organized exactly how a race is organized - rules related to the pre-start and start are presented first, then rules related to upwind sailing and tacking, followed by rules related to rounding the windward mark. Next, there are rules about off-wind sailing and gybing, and rounding the offwind mark, followed by rules related to finishing.
In each instance, the book shows easy-to-understand diagrams of real racing situations, and shows which rules apply. You don't have to read the entire book or even entire passages to get a useful chunk of rules information- each situation illustrated can be understood in a few minutes max. I find myself picking up the book for a quick look when I have a question about a specific race situation, and it delivers the info I need quickly and clearly.
My complaint about the book is that it does not seem especially durable, since a few pages of my copy became unglued at the binding within days of my starting to use the book - not a great start for a book that is likely to find it's way into the duffle bag of a racing sailors.
Other that that minor quibble I found this book to be an excellent, complete, easy-to-understand reference for the racing rules of sailing through 2008.
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