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Sailing Fitness and Training - New Edition!

by Media Services on 16 Dec 2010
Sailing Fitness and Training - New Edition! Michael Blackburn

Secrets of success in sailing are revealed in Dr Michael Blackburn’s new edition of Sailing Fitness and Training now, for the first time, available as a digital version - via download on Amazon.com.

What’s New?
Blackburn, a Sports Scientist, World Champion Sailor and Coach, has enhanced his guide to sailing fitness with the benefit of another 10 years experience. The latest version includes practical advice that helped him win a Laser Worlds in 2006 and coach World Sailor of the year Tom Slingsby to victory in 2010.

How Will it Help?
Sailing Fitness and Training focuses on the human physical factors that affect sailing performance. You'll discover how to develop your strength, endurance, flexibility and agility for sailing and then how to recover quicker to do it all again! This edition includes more of the training techniques that will help you get fitter quicker and work consistently over the long term.

Why A Digital Edition?
• Cheaper for you
• Saves trees!
• Gives you the ability to search the book
• Can be read on any device with the Kindle reader software (free) installed: Blackberrys, PCs, Macs,

iPhones, iPads and Android phones.
• You can download a free sample and begin reading in 60 seconds.
• Amazon’s new ebook reader, the 6' Kindle, has become more affordable ($139US).

A Great Christmas Gift for Sailors
Sailing Fitness and Training can be gifted to anyone with an email address.

Look for the ‘Give as Gift’ link on the Amazon product page. You can write a personal message and gift notifications are delivered to the recipient via e-mail (typically within 5 minutes). The recipient clicks on a link in the email to download the book (and the free Kindle reader software if they don’t already have it).

To find the book, search for 'Sailing Fitness' on Amazon.com.

(If you prefer paper... some copies of the previous edition are still available to order at Sailfitter.com)
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