The Performance Sailing 2-Day course is designed to provide more detail on how to shape and trim sails for performance.  This class will concentrate on boat handling under sail to include refining how to shape the sails for light, moderate and heavy wind using various sail controls that are standard on a J80 sailboat.

Prerequisites?

The course is appropriate for any graduate of the Basic Keelboat certification course or any sailor who has had no formal sailing education but has at least a few years of sailing experience on keelboats.

What will I learn?

Finer points of shaping of sails for various wind conditions and how to make a sailboat go fast!  You will learn about terms such as Angle of Attack, Draft and Twist and how various controls on the boat shape your sails for efficient sailing in any wind.  You will also learn about True and Apparent wind and how to read telltales on the sails to keep your boat sailing as efficiently as possible.

You will learn techniques on how to “shift gears” on a sailboat to get the boat moving in first gear, sail fast in second gear and point closer to the wind in third gear.

This course is also a good stepping stone to prepare you to take our 2-Day Spinnaker course where you will spend both days learning how to make a sailboat sail faster upwind using various tools and techniques and how to sail faster downwind flying an Asymmetric Spinnaker.

How will I spend my time?

This 2-day class runs from 9:00am until 4:00pm each day.  You will spend approximately 1 hour each day in a classroom or dockside discussion and the rest of the time will be spent on the water on our J80 sport keelboat learning and practicing the skills taught during the classroom sessions.

How do I register?

Call 410-280-2040 and talk to our in-house staff to get scheduled into a class.

What should I bring?

Comfortable weather appropriate clothing, athletic shoes, hat, sunglasses and plenty of fluids to stay hydrated.

Price:  $625