Spinnaker Flying Course

INTERMEDIATE

Ages 18+

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Basic Course Description:

Downwind sailing would not be as much fun without added color. In this course the participants will spend 5 three hour classes devoted to the art of flying a symmetrical spinnaker,  making sailing downwind faster and much more fun. 

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Things Learned:

• Rigging a spinnaker
  
• Launching a spinnaker
  
• Jibing
• Spinnaker recovery
  
  

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Requirements:

• Coast Guard approved life jacket
• Swimsuit
• Jacket or fleece
• Towel & dry change of clothes
• Sun protection: hat, sunglasses, sunscreen

Course Availability

Instructor

Tom Sitron

 

US Sailing  Certified Keel-boat Instructor

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