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Performance Sailboat Cruising - Course Description
For sailors who have
experience in smaller boats and have the basics of sail trim and boathandling wired,
J
World Sailing School offers our Performance Cruising course.
This course is also offered in a
two weekend format,
and builds the skills necessary for handling a larger boat
safely and efficiently while venturing out farther.
In this hands-on
sailing course, we use a powerful combination of boats.
First, we use the smaller
J/80 to brush up on
our boathandling and sail
trim skills. A responsive boat gives us prompt feedback,
rapidly indicating which adjustments were beneficial and which were
detrimental. We are very much able to feel when the
boat is sailing well and when we need to be more attentive.
We then proceed to a larger
vessel, such as a
J/105
or similar, to introduce
auxiliary inboard power, wheel steering, and the onboard mechanical
tools necessary for dealing with the increased loads. This sailboat cruising
and daysailing
course concentrates on many aspects of sailing and introduces skills
that bareboat charter companies are looking for before accepting you as a
potential sailboat charter client. Successful completion of
this course qualifies you to charter larger boats with the
J
World Sailing Club, including our
J/105s.
Topics in this
sailing
course
include:
- Advanced Sail Trim
- Navigation
- Weather analysis
- Safety gear
- Seamanship skills
- Motoring skills
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- Electrical systems
- Diesel basics
- Onboard sanitation systems
- Plumbing and water systems
- Sail selection
- Spinnaker work
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Performance Sailboat Cruising - Requirements
The ability to
comfortably sail a small boat on your own with an understanding of
fundamental sailing skills such as those covered in our Learn To
Sail course.
Performance Sailboat Cruising - Certifications Available
US Sailing Basic
Keelboat
US Sailing Basic Cruising
We include one certification with each class. Sailors
with sufficient previous experience may achieve both certifications
in this course for an additional $60.00. Please contact us
directly to discuss this option.
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J
World's Guarantee
We are confident that
J World Sailing School will exceed your
expectations. But if, for any reason, it does not and you are
dissatisfied with the
sailing 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.
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