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• Intro to Racing - Sailing Lessons (Group V3) - NEW SCHEDULE!

  • Start
    23 Jul 2025
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  • End
    29 Jul 2025
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  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    Club Locarno Clubroom and laser rigging area
  • Spaces left
    2

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  Intro to Racing - Sailing Lessons

  Intro to Racing is a great way to learn the basics of racing, and is the course to take if you want to join the Jericho Tuesday evening/Sunday afternoon races, but aren’t comfortable joining by yourself.

  We will cover the basics of racing:

  • how to start on a start line, how to round marks on a race course
    
  • different flags and countdown signals
  • navigating close and around other boats while following the rules
    
  • race strategy while you are sailing around the committee boat waiting for your race to start
  • Skills: how to adjust your sail shape with your sail controls in order to get more speed out of your sails depending on your angle to the wind and the wind conditions

  Bonus - The following will depend on the wind, and the group of participants (and how overwhelmed with new information you already feel!), such as:
  

  • Bonus tactics: Sailing around the committee boat and start pin to get a point on the horizon to line up with the pin so during the start you know if you've crossed the line or not / Looking at the course to see which side has more wind than the other / Watching other boats already on the course to see what angles they are hitting / Looking at the tankers to see which way the current is going / Timing your approach to the start line
  • Bonus skills: balancing skills like roll tacks and rudderless sailing depending on wind conditions.

  We will have FOUR on water sessions: two training sessions and the last two sessions you will be joining the Jericho Race on the Sunday noon and Tuesday evening, with your coach. This is a great way to participate in your first Jericho race with a coach present to assist you.
  

  Prerequisites:

  REQUIRED
  

  • Being a member at Club Locarno Sailing Fleet.
  • Having completed an equivalent of CANSail 2, Beginner or Refresher Lessons.
    
  • Having attended (or watched online) the Jericho Rookie Racing Seminar. There will be a quiz!
  • Recommended to maximize benefits of this training: 30 additional hours on water after CanSail 2 or Beginner Lessons, 10 additional hours on water after Refresher lessons.
    

  Sessions:

  • Wednesday evening:    1800 - 2100 (3 hours).
  • Thursday evening:        1800 - 2100 (3 hours).
    
  • Sunday noon:                1100 - 1400 (3 hours).
  • Tuesday evening:          1730 - 2030 (3 hours).

  Location:

  
  

  Registration.

  Registration closes 48 hours before the first class.
  

  Cancellations must be done at least 5 days before the first lesson, by email sailinglessons@clublocarno.com

  
  

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• Refresher Sailing Lessons (Group R4) LAST CALL!!!

  • Start
    28 Jul 2025
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  • End
    31 Jul 2025
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Club Locarno Clubroom and laser rigging area
  • Spaces left
    8

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  Refresher Sailing Lessons

  In these 9 hours, you will review the basics of  CANSail 1-2 sailing to refresh your memory,  practice rules of way, capsize and recovery, gain confidence rigging and launching Lasers, Vanguards and Tasars, and learn your way through the clubroom: the logout system to check out boats and where to find sails and foils.

  Prerequisites:

  • Being a member at Club Locarno. Yes, all Club Locarno members can join!*
  • Ideally, you have completed an equivalent of CANSail 1 or 2 in the past
    
  • Review the rigging instructions for Lasers, Vanguards and Tasars from Locarno Sailing documents online

  *you do not need to be part of the Sailing Fleet to take these sailing lessons but you do need a Sailing Fleet membership to attempt a checkout.

  
  

  Sessions:

  • Monday evening:        1730-2030(3 hours).
  • Wednesday evening:  1730-2030(3 hours).
  • Thursday evening:      1730-2030(3 hours).

  Location:

  
  

  Registration.

  Registration closes 5 days before the first class.
  

  Cancellations must be done at least 2 days before the first lesson, by email sailinglessons@clublocarno.com

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• Introduction to Catamaran for Beginners (Group BC1)

  • Start
    28 Jul 2025
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  • End
    31 Jul 2025
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Club Locarno club room
  • Spaces left
    0

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  *** THIS BEGINNER COURSE DOES NOT INCLUDE A CHECK OUT ***

  IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A CHECK OUT DURING CAT LESSONS,

  SEARCH FOR A REFRESHER LESSON (CODE RC1 and RC2) 

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  Introduction to Catamaran for Beginners
  

  The Introduction to Catamaran for Beginners consist of 10 hours of instruction on Locarno Recreational Catamarans Level 1, led by a Cansail-certified instructor from MacSailing, over three days of lessons:
  

  • Monday- Wednesday - Thursday: 1730 - 2030 (3 hours)

  
  

  Goals

  This is the perfect course for you if you are a monohull sailor sitting on the edge... maybe never sailed a cat? No problem! not sure how to climb from your Laser to a Catamaran? You are in the right place.

  The objective of this primer course on catamaran sailing is to get familiar with the specifics of a double hull boat, and start to develop the basic skills you need to safely sail a Locarno recreational catamaran Level 1 without spinnaker. You will rig and sail Locarno Nacra 500 and 570 with the guidance of our CAN Sail certified instructor.
  

  Upon completion, you will be ready to crew Catamarans skipped by more experienced members and take turns on the helm, in different wind conditions, to build up your skills. After ~20 hours of sailing, you and your fellow skippers will have an idea of whether you are ready to try to check cats on your own, in which case you can register for the Rigging Clinic and On Water check out Level 1 led by our Catamaran Captain.

  If after this primer and crewing 20 hours on your own, you do not feel ready yet, no problem, you can take the recreational Catamaran Level 1 Refresher lessons that concentrates on safety, launching and landing, where you will have the opportunity to practice capsizing the Nacra 500 and 570 with your instructor to get ready for check out.

  Prerequisites 

  To be able to take and make the most of this course, you should have the equivalent of CANSail 2, CYA Bronze or equivalent experience sailing monohulls, both single and dual handed. We recommend (not mandatory) our Sailing Beginners lessons or Refresher lessons plus 20 hours of monohull experience or 10 hours crew experience on catamaran.

  Attendance at a Catamaran Level 1 rigging clinic prior to the lessons would also be helpful but not mandatory. Ideally, you will at least review the Rigging Guides and videos from our website - before attending the first class.

  If you are not sure, send an email to sailinglessons@clublocarno.com and we will get it from there!

  Location

  The class will meet near the Locarno sailcraft aisle, under the white tent (you will see a table and a whiteboard).  
  * Please try to arrive early so lessons can start on time. *
  

  
  

  
  

  Registration

  The lesson will be cancelled if no one has registered on time.

  Cancellations must be done at least 48 hours before the first lesson, by email sailinglessons@clublocarno.com

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