Anyone can win an important regatta and this books tells you how to do it. It immediately explains that all it takes is a couple of errors to lose it, while you need to bear at least a hundred in mind in order to win it. “Every year, in late June,” Besana assures us, “somebody thanks me for this book because it has helped them win the regatta. As far as I’m concerned, a manual, whether it’s for a boiler or a regatta, has to do its job and leave you satisfied. I’ve put everything that contributes to victory into this book – and I mean everything: from the ideal route to toothpaste, from the larder to clothing, to medical and pop-psychology advice about exercising or tolerating command, to aperitifs and medicines. There are maps that allow you to brush against cliffs and an amusing language that makes it very palatable to the yachtsperson who wishes to improve and enjoy the sea and the regatta, even if it’s not the Giraglia Rolex Cup.”
The new updated and complete edition of a book much loved by yachtspeople, now hard to come by.
Davide Besana is a well-known illustrator and author
with a focus on sailing. He has published numerous illustrated books, worked as an illustrator for sailing magazines, and collaborated with Nutrimenti on several publications. Since 2015, he has lived in a village near the sea, close to his beloved boats.
Length: 260 pp
Pub date: May 2024