WOMEN'S SAILING - Spinnakers course

A NEW course for our developing sailors who have good level of general sailing knowledge and skill. 

We will now teach you how to use a spinnaker . . . 

Knowing how to use spinnakers is a highly regarded crewing skill and one of the key elements of a bow-person or trimmers role on a boat.

This special SheSAILS@NCYC spinnaker course aims to cover all the skills required to hoist, trim and drop a symmetrical spinnaker.  

Participants will work through how to hoist a "kite" and set using either a spinnaker pole or by “floating”.  You will learn how to correctly trim the spinnaker to get maximum benefit from the extra sail area on various angles of wind including pole position & height.  Spinnaker trim when gybing and how to gybe the pole will be covered and then you will learn how to drop the kite quickly & efficiently so it’s ready to go back up again without any tangles!

Learn or brush up your skills just in time for our SheSAILS@NCYC Open Regatta in November or our Women’s League on the Elliott 6s.

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Experience Overview

This course is for participants keen to experience what keelboat sailing is about.

Course Prerequisites

Nil

Who should do this course?

This is the perfect 'taster' for anyone who wants to discover sailing for the first time. This is the perfect introduction and can be the ideal way for you to begin your sailing journey, without having to commit to a full training course.

Course Outcome

Following the course, you will receive a completion certificate.