Team Racing & Match Racing Clinic

475.00

New for 2026, we are running a course which will introduce sailors to match racing and team racing. These two racing formats are a great way to keep younger sailors in the sport and have become a popular form of racing for young Irish sailors due to the strong social side of the racing. The course will cover important boat handeling skills needed for both match racing and team racing. The theory aspect of team racing and match racing will be introduced to sailors. By the end of the course sailors will understand the courses used, common tactics used, and how they can use the rules in various situations to benefit themselves and their team whie racing.

Date: June 15th – 26th

Boats used: Club 420s

Price: €475

It is recommended that sailors have completed improving skills before doing this course.

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Description

Over the two weeks this course will coach sailors to a regional match racing / team racing level. The course will start with the fundementals of both racing disciplines, going through the different courses used in both types of racing, the start sequences used and the rules that are unique to each type of racing.  On the water skills will be a big part of the course, a big emphasis will be put on  boat handeling, sailors will work on speed control, roll tacks / gybes, and using the five essentials to maximiise their boat speed while sialing. Sailors will then use these skills to improve on important racing scenarios such as during the pre-start and start, mark roundings and boat on boat confrontations.  Throughout the course, there will be various shorebased sessions focusing on the theory, topics covered will include in-depth rule sessions, theory sessoins, the race management of team racing and more.

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Date

June 15th – 26th

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