Spinnaker sailing

Spinnaker course

A course designed for all ages (13 years and older), packed with key skills and knowledge needed to confidently master the art of spinnaker sailing. This course is open to those sailors who have sailed at least one term of intermediate sailing. It will last for 5 sessions and will be held using the club’s RS Fevas. The following skills will be covered:

  • spinnaker maintenance and rigging
  • double handed/singlehanded spinnaker sailing tips and tricks
  • launching and retrieving the spinnaker
  • spinnaker gybing
  • spinnaker capsize

 

Start date: 30th March

Time: Sunday 8.30am – 12.30pm

Price: 200 Euro per sailor plus 50 Euro Spinnaker damage deposit (paid on the first day of the course)

We will only be accepting a small number of sailors for this course.

 

 

Spinnaker double handed course

125.00200.00

The first session will take place on the 30th March

Time: Sunday 8.30am – 12.30pm

Price is per person

 

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Description

The Aim of this course is to cover all aspects of sailing with spinnakers. Starting with how to rig and hoist your spinnaker. And finishing with all sailors able to efficiently complete a course on the water. During this you will not only gain the practical on the water skills but also understanding of how spinnakers work and interact with boat performance.

Minimum entry requirements is the attendance for 1 term of intermediate

 

NOTE: Course will be done on the club RS Fevas. All sailors will be required to pay a €50 spinnaker deposit. In the case of damage, the repairs will be deducted from the deposit of the two sailors that were using the boat when the incident happened. The deposit is to be paid in cash before the start of the first session of the course. If no damages to the spinnaker are sustained, the deposit will be refunded in full. 

 

Course duration: 5 sessions of 4 hours each

Time: Sunday 8.30am – 12.30pm

Price per sailor: Club Feva €200 plus €50 spinnaker deposit (To be paid before the first session). Own boat €125

 

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