Performance Sailboat Cruising - Course Description

For sailors who have experience in smaller boats and have the basics of sail trim and boathandling wired, we offer our Performance Cruising course. This course is also offered in a two weekend format. This offering builds the skills necessary for handling a larger boat safely and efficiently while venturing out farther.

In this 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, including our J/105s.

Topics in this class include:

Advanced Sail Trim
Navigation
Weather analysis
Safety gear
Semanship skills
Motoring skills

Electrical systems
Diesel basics
Onboard sanitation systems
Plumbing and water systems
Sail selection
Spinnaker work

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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Performance Cruising

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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!