Description

We’ll take you out aboard a vessel in our fleet and teach racing fundamentals: from the critical starting sequence to racing strategies underway. You’ll learn how to set up a boat prior to the race, crew position along with upwind and downwind techniques, including setting and dousing a cruising spinnaker underway. We will take you on the racecourse where we’ll practice our already learned focused sailing skills on a larger boat. After completion of this course, students will have the opportunity to participate in future racing weekends as crew.

Learning Format

4 hour course taught on race weekends — 1 hour meeting onshore and 3 hours underway while racing.

Learning Investment

$195 per person.

Prerequisites

None, though Sailing Fundamentals or equivalent sailing experience recommended.

Locations

Wilmette Harbor.