Sailboat Racing Classes & Instruction

At J/World, we have been teaching yacht racing skills since our very beginning in 1981. Thousands of sailors have come through our programs, either learning the basics or polishing advanced sailing skills. Our coaches are national and world champions, America's Cup team members, and offshore racing veterans. J/World alumni are competing in fleets around the world, and have gone on to win some of the most prestigious events that yacht racing has to offer.

The J/World Yacht Racing curriculum has been finely polished, yet we never cease in constantly updating the course contents. In the classroom, we use a truly multimedia approach, using our own course books, videos, power-points, and lectures.

But you can talk theory until you are blue in the face; it doesn't mean a thing until you put it into practice. At J/World, we spend six hours on the water everyday, conducting drills and practice sessions which reflect the experience of many thousands of hours of making sailors faster! We sail our fleet of evenly matched high performance boats, our J/80s, which are nimble, responsive, and rigged to carry both symmetrical and asymmetrical spinnakers. And with a maximum crew of four per boat, you are sure to keep busy and get lots of personal attention.

In our racing classes, you will take your racing skills further in one week than a whole season of trial-and-error racing. You will hone your boat handling skills, learn starting, upwind and downwind tactics and strategy and much more. Choose from Introduction to Racing or Advanced Yacht Racing classes, or if you can't make the full week long courses, take a look at our weekend offerings for some great options.

Big Boat Racing Programs

J World proudly offers Big Boat Racing Programs to really advance your game. Whether your interests are inshore buoy events, grand-prix one-design racing, or offshore adventures, we have courses to meet your goals. Visit here for more info.

Intro to Racing

Advanced Racing

Racing Clinics

Weekend Courses

Private Instruction

Calendar

Pricing

What to Expect and Bring

Testimonials

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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.