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Helming to Win

Nick Craig

Edition:	2025
Format:	Paperback
Size:	240 x 170 mm

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Follow a Champion's Path to Sailing Success

Learn winning strategies from Nick Craig, a world-class sailor, and discover how to transition from club racer to championship winner with confidence.

Helming to Win: How to Be a Winning Helm by Nick Craig is a practical and inspiring guide for sailors looking to elevate their competitive sailing performance. Written by one of the most successful amateur sailors, this book combines expert advice, personal anecdotes, and actionable tips to help you transition from weekend racer to championship winner. With a foreword by Sir Ben Ainslie, who acknowledges the value of Craig’s techniques, this book is an invaluable resource for sailors at all levels.

Achieve Your Sailing Goals

This guide provides:

Practical advice on boat handling, sail trim, and race tactics.
Insights into mental preparation and staying ‘in the groove.’
Tips for moving up the leaderboard and succeeding in championship sailing.
Engaging photo sequences and diagrams to illustrate techniques.
Tools to make the leap from club racer to world champion.

Nick Craig proves that with the right tools and determination, anyone can succeed in sailing, offering intelligent insights and top tips to guide your journey.

About the Author

Nick Craig is one of the world’s most successful amateur sailors, with 10 World Championships, 3 European Championships, and 20 National Championships to his name. His ability to distill his winning strategies into practical advice has made him a sought-after coach and mentor in the sailing world.

Praise for Helming to Win

"Packed full of intelligent insight, brilliant top tips and engaging photo sequences." – Sailing Magazine

"... you could hardly ask for a more qualified sailor to explain how to win races as a helm than Nick Craig." – Yachts & Yachting

"Many sailing books can be recycles of familiar themes and ideas. Not this one! This is a highly personal and radical, fresh view of the subject area." – Yachting Life

"In this book he provides you with the tools you need to make the transition – just as he did – from club racer to championship winner. It will have you following in his winning footsteps." – Sailing