The Performance Sailing School
410.280.2040
We will work on boathandling, sail trim and spinnaker handling during the first part of the week and then move on to starting and boat against boat speed and tactical drills. We finish the week with a round-the-buoys regatta against your classmates! Upon completion of this course, you will have the skills and confidence to […] Read more
The VHF radio is one of the most important safety items we have on our boats. This short seminar will help you understand and confidently use this important communication tool. We will cover VHF radio strengths and limitations, basic radio controls, proper channel usage, various routine and distress calls, use of the USCG Rescue […] Read more
Fun, Easy & Exciting – Start Sailing NOW! We want to introduce you to the great sport of sailing! J World Annapolis’ Three-Hour First Sail group sail makes for a fun excursion and easy, affordable way to find out if sailing is for you. Come for this Three-Hour group sail for a morning or afternoon […] Read more
Our intermediate level courses are designed for sailors familiar with the basics who are looking to expand their keelboat skills and confidence to move into either cruising or racing. If you have already completed some sailing education or spent time on the water already, this course will help you learn to analyze, adjust and shape […] Read more
The fun way to learn to sail! Whether your child has done any dinghy sailing or has never set foot on a boat, J World Annapolis’ Kids on Keelboats is a great introduction to the joy of sailing keelboats. We take our normal content-rich Basic Keelboat course and adapt it to engage and challenge both […] Read more
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? […] Read more
The Performance Sailing with Asymmetric Spinnaker 2-Day course is designed to teach you how to make a sailboat go fast efficiently both upwind using techniques such as VMG and Target Boat Speed using Polar diagrams and downwind flying an Asymmetric Spinnaker. This course is a great steppingstone to prepare you for our Race Boat Training […] Read more
Come visit us at our booth at the 2024 Annapolis Powerboat show October 3-6, 2024
Come visit us at our booth at the 2024 Annapolis Sailboat show October 10-14, 2024
Unlock the mystery of how and why sailboats work. This seminar will help you understand everything from powering up in light air to depowering when it gets heavy, causes of weather helm and how to balance the boat, effects of all trim adjustments for both Main and Jib sails including visual clues to know when […] Read more