Advanced Keelboat (formerly Performance Sailing)

(12 hours)

Whether your goal is sailing fast around a race course or making it to Marblehead and back before sunset, you will want to step up to our Advanced Keelboat course.  This course is taught in our J/22s, a performance boat that is designed for speed and grace.  Here you will learn how to fly a spinnaker and sail as efficiently as possible. This course will be taught by our top instructors, who will cover:

• The finer points of boat handling: how to use crew weight to your advantage, reduce rudder drag, roll tack and jibe, etc.
• Advanced sail trim: how and when to use the vang, outhaul, Cunningham, traveler, backstay and other sail controls.
• All you need to know to use a spinnaker well: rigging, sets, jibes, douses, and proper trim.
• A review of the basics and more advanced techniques for topics including docking, anchoring, crew overboard recovery, and heavy weather sailing.

Price:  $295

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For more information about courses, or to purchase and schedule a course, please contact:

Dave DiLorenzo, Director of Adult Programs,  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Cha O'Connell, Assistant  Director of Adult Programs,  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Or call the boathouse directly at (617) 268-7243.