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NYC Education Series - American Sailing and North U: (2 of 4) Racing Tactics

When
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location
Webinar
Registered
2 registrants

Registration

North U Full Series Special Price Bundle
For those members that purchased the Full Bundle
Racing Tactics - Member Household – $50.00
Sign up for this 2-hour webinar with Bill Gladstone, Director of Education, North U

If you have two or more in your group, use the "Guest" selection to add multiple participants under a single registration.
Racing Tactics - Non-Member Household – $75.00
Sign up for this 2-hour webinar with Bill Gladstone, Director of Education, North U

If you have two or more in your group, use the "Guest" selection to add multiple participants under a single registration.

Registration is closed

American Sailing/North U - Racing Tactics!

This is the second of our four part series in collaboration with American Sailing North U!

A two-hour course touching on an Introduction to Racing Tactics for beginners.

This two-hour session is targeted to Racing Fundamentals.

We’ll start from the basics and assume little to no racing experience, and we’ll go as far as time allows.

Introduction to Racing Tactics

Course Outline

1. Racing Fundamentals

Types of Racing – Drop Mark, Fixed Mark, Distance

Courses – Windward/ Leeward, Triangle, Point to Point..

Scoring and Ratings – One Design, Handicap (PHRF)

2. Elements in Racing Success

The Racing Pyramid.

Racing Rules – Brief Intro…

3. Racing Starts

Set of the line, Starting sequence

Starting Goals

Starting Strategy

Starting Tactics

4. Upwind Tactics

Windward Racing

Laylines

Wind, Wind Shifts, Current

Other boats

Upwind Rules

Windward Marks

5. Reaching Tactics

Sail Fast, Sail the shortest distance

Wind, Wind Shifts, and Current

Clear Air

Mark Room

6. Downwind Tactics

Like Upwind in reverse

JaM vs Spinnaker

Downwind Angles and Wind Speeds

Wind, Wind Shifts, Current

Other boats

Upwind Rules

Leeward Marks and Gates

7. Conclusion

Sail Well, Sail Fast, Go the Right Way

BRING YOUR QUESTIONS

Obviously, we won’t be able to cover all there is to know about Racing Tactics in a two-hour session. To make sure we address your interests, your questions are invited.

Webinar Leader

BILL GLADSTONE

Director of Education, North U

Bill Gladstone is the Director of the North U Advanced Sailing and Performance Division of American Sailing. He is the author and creator of books, seminars, online classes, and clinics. Bill’s cruising and racing experience covers the spectrum, including everything from dinghies to maxis, ponds to oceans, and foredeck to helm. Bill has been teaching sailing and racing for over forty years throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Graduates of his seminars and clinics number in the tens of thousands. They are winning races and cruising with confidence the world over.