RaceNOW! One Design Racing Clinic
You’ve learned to sail, and now you want to race! RaceNOW! is an opportunity for intermediate sailors to learn hands-on about racing. Each day of RaceNOW! begins with a brief 45-minute classroom discussion focused on improving sailing skills and introducing more advanced sailing concepts—efficient upwind and downwind sailing, sail trim, reacting to wind shifts, and exploring...
You’ve learned to sail, and now you want to race! RaceNOW! is an opportunity for intermediate sailors to learn hands-on about racing. Each day of RaceNOW! begins with a brief 45-minute classroom discussion focused on improving sailing skills and introducing more advanced sailing concepts—efficient upwind and downwind sailing, sail trim, reacting to wind shifts, and exploring basic racing skills like starting, tactical thinking, mark-rounding and rules. On-the-water sessions begin at 1:00 PM, with boathandling drills and short, exciting races in the Blanchard Jr. Knockabouts on Lake Union, and include a mid-afternoon break for a de-brief on the dock and discussions about what has just happened on the water. The focus in RaceNOW! is fun racing in classic wooden boats. Prerequisites: CWB check out or equivalent. Two day sessions in April and August. Call or register online (preferred) http://www.cwb.org/class-catalog
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When
August 08, 2009 - August 09, 2009
10:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Where
- 1010 Valley St
Seattle, WA 98109 | South Lake Union
Price: $190.00
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$190 members / $240 nonmembers
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- Class / Group Sessions
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"Exciting class!"
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- Tony B
- Seattle, WA
Review of RaceNOW! One Design Racing Clinic, July 15, 2009
My girlfriend and I took this class in 2008 and had a blast - CWB has a great fleet of boats and they went to a lot of trouble to make all of the 20 foot blanchards available for the racing program so that the class was like sailing in a full regatta. The instructor explained the basics of how to race sailboats in a way that was really easy to understand, and then quickly got us out on the water for at least 8 or 10 races oer the weekend. We had dockside "debrief" sessions in between the racing so we could learn what we had done well on the water. It gave us the confidence to take our boat out for some of Corinthian Yacht Club's fun races on the Sound.
My girlfriend and I took this class in 2008 and had a blast - CWB has a great fleet of boats and they went to a lot of trouble to make all of the 20 foot blanchards available for the racing program so that the class was like sailing in a full regatta. The instructor explained the basics of how to race sailboats in a way that was really easy to understand, and then quickly got us out on the wat...
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- Engaging, Encouraging, Smart, Funny, Good communicator
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- Awesome
- How was the price?:
- Great value
I would recommend this teacher
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"Friendly, Fabulous & Fun!"
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- Katie
- Seattle, WA
Review of The Center for Wooden Boats, July 02, 2008
What can I say? Sometimes you don't even realize how much fun you're missing out on until a big ol' bunch of it lands in your lap. I feel that way about Center for Wooden Boats.
This place is one of Seattle's true gems. It's a organization that really feels like is has a hard-working and dedicated community that supports it. Everyone I've met here is warm and engaging... and they offer great classes.
The day I went to CWB, it was actually to use their library room for a team meeting -- the sailing "class" was actually just a bonus. However, we went out with one of the sailing instructors who not only told us about how to make the sails catch the wind (little that there was), but he also gave us a little history lesson about our 40 year old boat (an old oystering boat) and the wooden boat community in the Northwest. It was great to be out on the water, but even better to be out on the water with someone who really loves what they do.
And these boating folks really do love what they do. Joining us on our boat was a Texan who came all the way to Seattle to take a kayak-building class. I was like... "Do people really make there own kayaks?" Apparently the hard-core folks at CWB do. They were building them out on their lawn the morning of our meeting and we got to chat with the instructor (a local) and the students (from Alaska, Texas, Michigan and the Pacific NW).
I didn't even realize there was stuff like this out there. I may never become a boat builder, but if I do... this place is definitely going to be my first stop. In the mean time, I'll be back for more sailing lessons soon.
What can I say? Sometimes you don't even realize how much fun you're missing out on until a big ol' bunch of it lands in your lap. I feel that way about Center for Wooden Boats.
This place is one of Seattle's true gems. It's a organization that really feels like is has a hard-working and dedicated community that supports it. Everyone I've met here is warm and engaging... and they offer great ...
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Price: $190.00
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$190 members / $240 nonmembers
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