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Spring &Winter Series
2004
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Everyone interested in
sailing admires the co-ordinated
skill displayed by the top level
race crews. Occasional glimpses
on television and other media,
of the Admiral's Cup and
America's Cup action, show the
results that knowledge and hours
of practise can achieve. One
only has to race at local levels
to realise that the winning
yachts treat their racing very
seriously and get untold
enjoyment from competing with
total concentration.
Many would like to get
involved either as
newcomers to this aspect of
sailing or simply to improve
their existing racing knowledge
and techniques. Until now, the
problem faced by most is that
there has been little structured
training available and access to
expert tuition is difficult.
Consequently, GO SAIL are
pleased to offer a progressive
programme of race training,
giving you the unique
opportunity to practise the
manoeuvres required to race
effectively and to utilise them
on the actual race course.The
spinnaker is used extensively,
this sail adds so much
additional area to the sail-plan
and of course boat-speed, it has
to be used at every opportunity.
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We
participate in the
Warsash Spring Series
and the
Hamble Winter Series
which are among the most
competitive of their type in
modern yacht racing. These
Solent based series take place
on Sunday mornings, leaving
Saturdays free for concentrated
race tuition on the water and
video or lecture material in the
evening. Topics for discussion
include yacht design, sailmaking,
racing rules and how to use them
to your advantage, race
navigation / tactics - but we
are open to your suggestions.
Based in Cowes we can usually
find the relevant expert to talk
about their speciality!
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Our racing yacht
is Drakes Drum (a
Corby 25
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new in 2001), which during the
last two years has participated
many international regattas and
races. Our top speed to date is
13.6 knots, aIt’s up to you to
beat that. Terry is the main
instructor for the race training
programme, but we do have
visiting experts - who
contribute to the programme and
keep you on your toes.
Individual progress will be
monitored and whilst specific
areas of skill will develop it
should always be remembered that
it is teamwork that wins and
total knowledge will benefit the
team.
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Spring Series 6 Races
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14th, 21st, 28th March
& 4th, 18th, 25th
April |
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Winter Series 8 Races
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Charity Pursuit Race
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date tba |
So why not come along
and join us for a weekend?
Better still get the most out of
your racing and do two, three or
even the whole series! Prices
encourage you to sign up for the
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