Sailing Fitness and Training

Sailing Fitness & Training is a must for anyone who has ambitions to sail competively. I bought this for my son who is competing at a high level in dinghy racing and both he and his partner found the book to be very informative. I actually picked up a few tips myself on nuitrition.....a very good package for the serious sailer

Blackburn first explains why and how sailing fitness and bodyweight is important for racing dinghies, then how to achieve your goals.Until I read this book, I was convinced I could never put on weight. After following his dietary and exercise tips, I gained 8kg in 6 months and jumped from mid-fleet to top-10.

for a new sailor... this took guess work out of equation.. helped a lot... it covers a lot, more than I need because I sail a one design, singlehanded &, with occasional crew.

Great book, wish I had got a hard copy instead, but that is my fault.

Excelent for laser sailing where fitness os crucial.

This book is the real thing I've been looking for to help me improve. You can read a lot about sailing tactics etc. but if you're body isn't up to it, it's a waste of time, you have to do the work. The author has been in the Olympics and a World Champ and is now a coach of current world champs, is sports scientist as well as a sailor is generous with what he's learned and experienced. Some of the training exercises are hard, much too difficult if you're not fit but it shows how to build yourself up. Good advice on diet which can really help. Worth having a look at his dvd of crossing Bass Strait in a Laser, you'd need to be REALLY fit to do that!

Was expecting something a little better. The information is sufficient but the quality of the book itself is low end. Almost like something I made up myself. There is just as good information available on the internet for free. My main gripe though is the amateurish publishing quality.

A very well written book. As someone who is 34 and new to dinghy sailing I found the section on "Old Salts" to be very interesting. The author doesn't just focus on young athletes in their prime, or assume that everyone is training for elite racing, lots of good information for club sailors to work on and improve their sailing fitness and results.

Well written and helpful

Brilliant book, a must for any Laser sailor

Fantastic book full of great information