MEET SAIL RACING: LEVEL 2
In a cooperation with Porta Sailing school from Slovenia we are organising this amazing course, which will be run by Marjan Gorec and Ivan Nemet. During your stay, other members from Porta and FreeSpirit will take care for hospitality 🙂 We will also help you with apartment reservation and other logistics.
To participate in this course, a minimum knowledge level is required, equivalent to the completion of a Level 1 course or similar experience.
Essential skills include tacking, jibing, sail trim in all directions, gennaker sailing, and an understanding of the basic racing rules of sailing.
Experience with sailing boats smaller than 20ft is very welcome, as it will contribute to the overall learning process in this advanced stage.
Minimum knowledge required:
Level 1 course completed or similar knowledge / experience. Tacking, jibing, sail trim in all directions, gennaker sailing.
Understanding basic racing rules of sailing. Experience from sailing boats smaller than 20ft very welcome.
DATES
14. 4. - 19. 4. 2025
29.9. - 4.10.2025
TYPICAL DAILY SCHEDULE
09.00: Theoretical lessons
10.30: Sailing out
13.30. – 14.30: Lunch brake
17.00: Sailing in
17.30: Debrief with analysis and debate
Don't forget to bring
Sailing gloves, jacket, sun cream, hat and sun glasses.
- Upgrade of the Level 1 topics
- Strategy and tactics (upwind / downwind races, coastal races)
- Racing Rules of Sailing – complex situations (start, rounding mark…)
DAY 1
20.00 Welcome drink.
DAY 2
09.30 Theory: Race sailing basics (Level 1 topics)
12.00. Lunch break
13.00 Sailing: Getting familiar with the boat, advanced sail trim in different points of sail, tacking, jibing, gennaker sailing. Searching for weak points. Boat speed comparison. Layline training.
17.30 Debrief with analysis and debate.
DAY 3
09.30 Theory: Strategy and tactics. Upwind / downwind race from start to finish. Where to start, how to decide when to tack and jibe.
11.00 Sailing (Lunch break 13.30. – 14.30): Crew movement. Roll tacks, roll jibes. Race start exercises. Short races.
17.30 Debrief with analysis and debate.
DAY 4
09.30 Theory: Racing Rules of Sailing – complex situations (start, rounding marks…). How to sail a in different conditions (from no wind to gale force winds). Notice of Race, Sailing Instructions.
10.30 Sailing (Lunch break 13.30. – 14.30): Improving upwind and downwind sailing (speed and angles to the wind). Improving tacks and jibes. Improving weak points of each participant. Upwind / downwind and coastal races.
17.30 Debrief with analysis and debate.
DAY 5
09.30 Theory: Analysis of previous days. Application of all the topics on bigger boats (25 to 50ft).
10.30 Sailing (Lunch break 13.30. – 14.30): Short upwind / downwind races. Short coastal races. Weak points training.
17.30 Debrief with analysis and debate.
DAY 6
09.30 Theory: Summary, debate.
10.30 sailing: Upwind / downwind and coastal races.
14.00 Closing debrief, farewell drink.
SCHEDULE CHANGES
As sailing is an outdoor sport, depending on weather, schedule changes are possible.
890 EUR – price includes: sailing boat First SE 18, training
from 390 EUR – price for owners who join the training with their own First SE 18
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