Elvstrøm Explains the Racing Rules by Paul Elvstrom - ISBN: 9781399421539
Paperback
Unlock racing rules mastery: Elvstrøm’s guide to sailing victory.

Elvstrøm Explains the Racing Rules

2025-2028 Rules (with model boats)

$31.70

  • Paperback

    240 pages

  • Release Date

    3 March 2025

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Summary

‘This book is a must-have for any serious racing sailor’ – Sir Ben Ainslie, four-time Olympic gold winning sailor.

Paul Elvstrøm is arguably the greatest Olympic sailor of all time. Proving that understanding the rules is crucial to winning, he devised this unique approach to explaining them using bird’s-eye diagrams. His detailed explanations are applied to myriad racing situations, each cross-referenced to relevant case studies provided by World Sailing.

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9781399421539
ISBN-10:1399421530
Author:Paul Elvstrom, Soren Krause
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:240
Release Date:3 March 2025
Weight:400g
Dimensions:16mm x 136mm x 190mm
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Elvstrøm Explains the Racing Rules by Paul Elvstrom - ISBN: 9781399421539
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Critics Review

A handy, necessary book … made notable, even above the authority of the author, by the set of model boats tucked into the back cover. * Windcheck *

About The Author

Paul Elvstrom

Paul Elvstrøm still holds the record (matched but never beaten) for the number of Olympic gold medals won by any racing sailor. He was World Champion and European Champion many times as well.

Søren Krause, Elvstrøm’s son-in-law, is an experienced international racing judge. He worked closely with Elvstrøm on seven editions of this book.

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