Optimist Racing

Rating:
Summary: Great book for anyone, not only opti sailors
Review: I bought this book to help me teach an advanced opti race team, and when I got the book I was surprised how helpful it was, it goes over multiple approches of sailign the opti plus alot of useful information that can be applied to any boat. it has great illistrations and simple to follow explinations that explian advanced tactics and sail trim. GREAT BOOK.

Rating:
Summary: Out of date edition
Review: This is an out of date edition. Look for 1898660875 instead.
This book, while still useful, is copyright 1994 or 1995 and pre-dates the last round of (major) sailing rule changes.

Rating:
Summary: Good book for teenagers, coaches and parents
Review: This is book that is good for serious sailors and their coaches. It is thorough and probably the best overall racing guidebook for optimist sailing. It's well written but so stuffed with information that it's a book to read over and over again.

For a younger audience the "The WINNER'S GUIDE TO OPTIMIST SAILING" is better. That one is not quite as comprehensive but is also well written and with substatial information. It's a book the children could read on their own.

If these were only translated to finnish it would be perfect...