Advanced Boathandling

Advanced Boathandling Course Description

In our Advanced Boathandling Weekend, you will practice your boat handling skills, refine your sail trim techniques, and be introduced to sailing with spinnakers. Be prepared: we get pretty into how our sails work and really understanding how to control and use the power of the rig across a variety of conditions. This is a must-do class for anyone who wants to sail regularly in San Francisco Bay! We even get into understanding yacht design basics so that you understand you boat better and know how to get the most out of it. And if all that wasn't enough, we also take a look at tides and currents, and navigation. This course is also an excellent brush up course for our for our Racing classes as well as our Cruising classes. We offer US Sailing certification with this advanced boat handling sailing course.

Course topics include:

Advanced Sailing Theory
Depowering/Re-Powering
Yacht Design Basics
Hydrodynamic/Aerodynamic Relationships

Rig dynamics
Rudderless Sailing
Backwards Sailing
Spinnakers

Advanced Boathandling - Course Requirements

Completion of both a sailing fundamentals course and an intermediate course, or similar experience.

3 Weekend Learn To Sail

Sailing Fundamentals

Intermediate Sailing

Advanced Boathandling

Performance Cruising

Race Boat Handling

Starting & Tactics

Racing Clinics

Private Instruction

Calendar

Pricing

What to Expect and Bring

Testimonials

J World's Guarantee
We are confident J World will exceed your expectations. But if, for any reason, it does not and you are dissatisfied with the course you have taken, you may retake it tuition free. We at J World, all share your desire to improve your sailing performance. That's absolutely guaranteed.

We spend more time actually sailing than any other school... six hours per day on the boat!