WatersportsDinghy Advanced
RYA Performance / RYA Spinnakers / RYA Start Racing
Course overvew
Please specify which elements you would like to work on/achieve at the time of booking. It is not possible to have all 3 elements signed off from completing this course.
Experience the excitement of high-performance dinghy sailing and the use of asymmetric spinnakers. The programme will take sailors through a range of enjoyable exercises designed to build confidence, skills and knowledge; and to be able to take part in club racing.
Pre-requisite experience:
Duration:
RYA Basic Skills
Youth Stage 4
5 Days
Qualifications:
- RYA Performance *
- RYA Spinnakers *
- RYA Start Racing *
(* Dependent on ability)
What's included:
Dates and price:
Includes all food and accommodation
Click hereSyllabus
The programmes follows the following format:
- Trapezing techniques, including twin trapezing
- Roll tacking and gybing
- Hoisting, lowering, trimming and gybing asymmetric and symmetrical spinnakers
- Downwind performance
- Sail & rig tuning
- Upwind sailing efficiency
- Racing theory and background
- Boat tuning
- Boat handling
- Starting
- Race strategy
- Tactics and racing rules
- Practical exercises
