St. Petersburg's Florida Performance sailing clinic

The CYC will be leading a performance sailing clinic based out of the St Petersburg Yacht Club in Florida

Come earn your US Sailing performance endorsement with us.

We are chartering a fleet of J70 sailboats as the teaching platform for this clinic. (You do NOT need to have prior experience on the J70 to particpate).

The Clinic Itinerary:

Feb 22nd- We will meet at St. Pete Yacht Club at 6pm for a meet and greet as well as a classroom/chalk talk session.

Feb 23rd- We will be on the water from 9am-5pm with a lunch break

Feb 24th- We will be on the water from 9am-5pm with a lunch break

Feb 25th- We will be on the water from 9am-3pm with a lunch break. (We plan to have you wrapped up and able to leave the club at 3pm on Sunday). 

Topics covered will include:

-Sail Shape

-Asymmetrical Spinnaker

-Racing Rules of Sailing

-Starting Tactics

-Upwind performance

-Downwind performance

-How to adjust for wind velocity and sea state