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• VANGUARD Club Orientation and Rigging Clinic (Checkout Parts 1&2) RC1

  • When
    26 Apr 2025
  •  
    10:00 - 11:30
  • Location
    Vanguard Rigging Area
  • Spaces left
    0

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  Rigging Clinics are an opportunity for members with existing sailing skills to become familiar with the club room and the rigging intricacies, as well as to demonstrate their basic sailing competency.

  About the event

  This rigging clinic includes Part 1 and Part 2 of the checkout. It is for experienced sailors who want to be cleared to use a new fleet; it is also a great refresher.

  For those who are doing their first checkout, it will include an orientation to the sailing fleet and club room. You will also require an on-water checkout (Part 3); this is a separate registration. 

  Prerequisites

  All rigging clinics participants must know how to sail and preferably have experience on or an a similar boat class. We recommend you take a look at the Rigging instructions and the Vanguard Manual to have an idea of what to expect beforehand.

  Review before the clinic the rigging and sailing instructions in the Vanguard Manual that can be found on Club Locarno website under Sailing Club Documents.

  Location 

  
  

  Registration

  Registration closes 24 hours before the clinic. The clinic will be cancelled if no one has registered by that time.

  Cancellations must be done at least 24 hours before the clinic, by email to membership@clublocarno.com.  No-shows will result in the forfeiture of your next clinic registration.

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• VANGUARD Sailing on-water skills checkout (Part 3 of 3) CH1

  • When
    26 Apr 2025
  •  
    11:30 - 13:00
  • Location
    Vanguard Rigging Area
  • Spaces left
    0
  • Registered
    6 registrants

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  The on-water skills checkout consists in the demonstration of rigging, launching, safety sailing including capsize recovery as well as landing, de-rigging and storing after sailing.
  

  Our Vanguard Captain, Ryan Alban, will be on hand to review capsize procedures, and to assess your competency in launching, landing, on-water handling, and capsize recovery. 

  Members are expected to complete Parts 1 and 2 prior to attending this skills checkout. Part 1 is the Club room orientation and Part 2 is the Rigging Clinic, both dry.

  Prerequisite:
  

  • Sailing Orientation & Rigging Clinic (Part 1 & 2) for the same vessel. 

  Tasks

  • Transport craft to water
  • Controlled launch (install centerboard, deploy and lock rudder(s) while maintaining some semblance of course control and stability)
  • Stay near shore
  • Maintain a heading
  • Tack
  • Gybe
  • Figure 8
  • Man over board rescue
  • Heave to
  • Capsize and recover
  • Controlled landing (low speed, retract board(s), unlock rudder(s), boat into irons in standing depth, no boat contact with bottom or shore
  • Return craft to de-rig location
  • De-rig and hang sails.
    

  Check out the rigging and sailing instructions in the Vanguard Manual that can be found on Club Locarno website under Sailing Club Documents.
  

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• Waszp Lesson (Group W1)

  • Start
    27 Apr 2025
  •  
  • End
    04 May 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Meet under the white tent near Jericho front entrance
  • Spaces left
    2

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  This advanced lesson series is for Club Locarno Members who are part of the Sailing Fleet. The Waszp is a foiling skiff, which is a challenging boat to learn to sail. This lesson series will teach the basic skills necessary to get checked out into the Waszp buddy system (the ability to take the boat out for a solo sail requires a separate checkout after you have had some time on the water to further develop your skills). 
  
  Required sailing skill pre-requisites:

  • Comfortable rigging and sailing a Laser (a Laser will be used on Day 2 of the lesson).
  • Experience using sail controls to quickly change your sail shape in light, medium, and heavy breeze

  • Good/Fast double handed sheeting

  • Confidence in skippering a boat in 15+ knots of wind and in gusty conditions
  • Comfortable/physically capable with repeatedly righting a capsized vessel for at least 20 minutes.
  • Well versed in Collision Regulations and/or Racing Rules of Sailing (you've ideally participated in several local races).
  • Willingness to adhere to the approximately 30 minutes of pre/post flight checks required every time before/after sailing the WASZP.
  • Ability to approach the challenge of foiling with a growth mindset.
  • A demonstrated ability to make good judgement calls before launching and while sailing to prioritize safety of the sailor and vessel.

  This lesson series includes:
  

  • Two 4-hour sessions
  • Day 1
  • • Learning the Locarno Buddy System procedures
    • Introduction to the theory behind foiling
    • Introduction to the parts of the Waszp
      
    • How to rig, launch, and land the Waszp
    • Sailing the Waszp with one wing touching the water
    • Sailing the Waszp in displacement mode with both wings dry
    • Accelerating the boat to achieve first straight line flights
    • Displacement tacking and gybing
  • Day 2
  • • Practicing all the skills from Day 1
    • All participants will get a chance to practice launching and landing the Waszp in a buddy system setting. 
    • How to switch sailors between a Laser and Waszp during a buddy sail
    • Discuss how a motorized rhib needs to approach a Waszp in order to wing up (in the event of a rescue, the member will have to instruct the driver how to do this).

  Successful completion of this lesson will be considered passing the rigging (part 2) and on-water (part 3) checkouts for the Waszp buddy system. Before you will be granted sign-out privileges for the Waszp, you will have to complete a separate orientation clinic (part 1). This is to ensure you get an introduction to the Locarno clubroom, sailing fleet rules, etc. This checkout will be run by a volunteer; all efforts will be made to schedule it immediately following the Day 2 lesson. 
  
  Documents outlining Waszp procedures can be found on the Club Locarno website following this pathway: Sail > Sailing Documents and Links
  https://www.clublocarno.com/Sailing-Documents-and-Links
  
  

  Registration:

  • Registration closes 48 hours before the first lesson.
  • A minimum of 2 participants is required for a lesson series to run.
  • Members will lose a lesson if they miss it. 
  • Members can make up a lesson ONLY IF the instructor agrees, there is another set of lessons of the same type already scheduled, and there is space in the lesson. All of this is to be discussed between the Mac Sailing instructor and the participant.

  
  
  

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• Refresher Sailing Lessons (Group R1)

  • Start
    28 Apr 2025
  •  
  • End
    01 May 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Club Locarno Clubroom and laser rigging area
  • Spaces left
    1

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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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• Waszp Orientation Clinic (WO1)

  • When
    04 May 2025
  •  
    14:00 - 14:30
  • Location
    White Tent near the Locarno Lane
  • Spaces left
    5

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  About the event

  This clinic is intended for members who have (or will have) completed the Waszp lesson series. It is the final step to grant the member sign-out privileges to take the Waszp for a buddy sail. It will include an orientation to the sailing fleet and club room, along with a reminder about the buddy system procedures. 
  
  For members who completed the lesson in past years, this clinic will be a good refresher for the buddy system procedures. 
  
  If a member has not completed the Waszp lesson, but is curious to know more about sailing the Waszp before committing to the lesson, they are welcome to attend this clinic to get their questions answered. 

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  Registration

  If you are participating in the Waszp lesson on the same day as this clinic, we will assume you are attending this clinic also. The clinic will be cancelled if the corresponding Waszp lesson is cancelled AND if no-one is registered within 48 hours of the clinic. 

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• Beginner Sailing Lessons (Group B1)

  • Start
    04 May 2025
  •  
  • End
    15 May 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    8 sessions
  • Location
    Club Locarno Clubroom and laser rigging area
  • Spaces left
    2

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  Beginner Sailing Lessons

  This is an introductory course for beginners. At the end of the course you will have the option to attempt a Checkout in the monohull fleet of your choice.

  
  

  In these 8 lessons, you will get 26 hours of instruction spread along 2 intensive weeks. You can expect to learn the basics of  CANSail 1-2 (that you will need to be able to check out Club Locarno Laser and Vanguards).

  
  

  During the lessons you will practice sailing techniques while learning about sail controls, rules of way, local geography, weather and wind pattern to expect in English Bay. You will have the opportunity to tack, gybe, capsize, and practice rules of way on our Lasers and Vanguards. You will practice rigging and launching, and learn your way through the clubroom, the logout system to check out boats and where to find sails and foils.

  The goal of the Beginner Sailing Lessons is to confidently check-out and safely skip the first level of Club Locarno monohulls.

  Prerequisites to attend this course:

  • Being a member of any at Club Locarno Fleet.*

  Sessions:

  • 2 Sunday afternoons:        16:30 - 20:30 (4 hours).
  • 2 Monday evenings:           17:30 - 20:30 (3 hours).
  • 2 Wednesday evenings:     17:30 - 20:30 (3 hours).
  • 2 Thursday evenings:         17:30 - 20:30 (3 hours).

  Location:

  
  

  Registration.

  Registration closes 48 hours before the first class.
  

  Cancellations must be done at least 6 days before the first lesson, by email sailinglessons@clublocarno.com

  * In order to check out a sailing boat, you need to be a member of the Sailing Fleet.

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• TASAR Clubroom Orientation & RIGGING CLINIC (Parts 1 & 2 - dry checkout) RC1

  • When
    10 May 2025
  •  
    10:00 - 11:30
  • Location
    Tasar Rigging Area
  • Spaces left
    0

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  About the boat

  The Tasar was designed by Frank Bethwaite and Ian Bruce in the early 1970s as a boat for couples. A very light (150 pounds) and sophisticated doublehanded boat (think rotating mast, whisker pole, to begin with). The class took off in Australia, where 50 years later it is still one of the most popular dinghies. Strong fleets eventually developed in Japan and England, and also in the Pacific Northwest, where good fleets grew in Seattle, Portland and Vancouver.
  

  
  

  About the event

  This clinic includes Part 1 and Part 2 of the checkout. It is for experienced sailors who want to be cleared to use a new fleet; it is also a great refresher. For those who are doing their first checkout, it will include an orientation to the sailing fleet and club room.

  It will be led by Bob Ennenberg, our TASAR Fleet Captain (and avid Jericho Regatta racer), who will tell you all the secrets and tips to get the most of this double handed racing monohull.
  

  You will also require an on-water checkout (Part 3); this is a separate registration. Details of our checkout clinics can be found at Sailing Orientations and Checkout Clinics.

  Prerequisites

  All checkout participants must know how to sail and preferably have experience on or an a similar boat class. We recommend you take a look at the Rigging instructions and the Tasar Manual to have an idea of what to expect beforehand.

  Location 

  
  

  Registration

  Registration closes 48 hours before the clinic. The clinic will be cancelled if no one has registered by that time.

  Cancellations must be done at least 48 hours before the clinic, by email to membership@clublocarno.com.  No-shows will result in the forfeiture of your next clinic registration.

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• TASAR On-water skills CHECKOUT (Part 3 of 3) CH1

  • When
    10 May 2025
  •  
    11:30 - 13:00
  • Location
    Tasar Rigging Area
  • Spaces left
    4
  • Registered
    4 registrants

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  The on-water skills checkout consists in the demonstration of independent rigging, safety launching, sailing including capsize recovery, landing, and de-rigging.

  An experienced Tasar sailor will be on hand to review capsize procedures, and to assess your competency in launching, landing, on-water handling, and capsize recovery.  Members are expected to complete Parts 1 and 2 prior to attending this skills checkout.
  

  Prerequisite:
  

  • Club room Orientation & Rigging Clinic (Part 1 & 2) for the same vessel. 

  Tasks

  • Rig.
  • Transport craft to water
  • Controlled launch (install centerboard, deploy and lock rudder(s) while maintaining some semblance of course control and stability)
  • Stay near shore, Maintain a heading
  • Tack, Gybe, Figure 8, Man over board rescue. Heave to
  • Capsize and recover
  • Controlled landing (low speed, retract board(s), unlock rudder(s), boat into irons in standing depth, no boat contact with bottom or shore
  • Return craft to de-rig location.
  • De-rig and store.
    

  Registration
  

  Registration closes 48 hours before the clinic.  The clinic will be cancelled if no one has registered by that time.  

  Cancellations must be done at least 48 hours before the clinic, by email mailto:membership@clublocarno.com.  No-shows will result in the forfeiture of your next clinic registration

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• LASER Clubroom Orientation & RIGGING CLINIC (Parts 1 & 2 - dry checkout) RC2

  • When
    17 May 2025
  •  
    10:00 - 11:30
  • Location
    JSCA @ Locarno
  • Spaces left
    1

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  About the Boat

  The most popular single-handed race boat in the world. With over 210,000 made, the Laser is enjoyed by everyone from club racers to Olympians. The Laser rewards practice and good sailing technique, keeping even the most seasoned racer engaged. Current Lasers are built to the highest specifications with updated foils and sail controls. A three rig system allows the Laser to be enjoyed by sailors of any size and skill.

  There are three different sail sizes available on Lasers. The largest one is the Full Rig (also sometimes called Standard Rig) which is 76sq feet. The next size down is the Radial Rig at 62sq ft. The smallest size sail is the 4.7 Rig at ~49sq ft. The different sail sizes roughly correspond to the weight of the sailor, but can also be used to compensate for different wind conditions.

  
  

  About the event

  This Rigging Clinic is for experienced sailors who want to be cleared to use a new fleet; it is also a great refresher for those who are already checked out and want to practice rigging before your first sails of the season.
  

  This clinic includes Part 1 and Part 2 of the checkout, and is "dry" as it takes place onshore.

  Part 1 of the checkout is the clubroom orientation for those who are doing their first checkout, it will include an orientation to the sailing fleet and club room, checkout log system and location of foils and spars.

  During Part 2 of the checkout, you will see the Rigging Clinic Leader rig and then you will have to demonstrate you can independently rig and de-rig, so you are ready for Part 3 of the Checkout. (Part 3 of the Checkout is on the water, is not included in the Rigging Clinic and requires a separate registration.)

  Details of our checkout clinics can be found at Sailing Orientations and Checkout Clinics.

  Prerequisites

  All checkout participants must know how to sail and have experience on or an a similar boat class, ideally not less than 20 hours.
  

  Check out the Laser Rigging and Sailing Guide, and the rigging videos at Laser Rigging and Sailing Guides and videos
  https://www.clublocarno.com/Sailing-Documents-and-Links

  Location 

  
  

  Registration

  Registration closes 48 hours before the clinic. The clinic will be cancelled if no one has registered by that time.

  Cancellations must be done at least 48 hours before the clinic, by email sailinglessons@clublocarno.com or by phone or text. No-shows will result in the forfeiture of your next clinic registration.

  
  

  
  

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• LASER On-water skills CHECKOUT (Part 3 of 3) CH2

  • When
    17 May 2025
  •  
    11:30 - 13:00
  • Location
    Laser Rigging Area
  • Spaces left
    4
  • Registered
    4 registrants

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  The on-water skills checkout consists in the demonstration of rigging, launching, safety sailing including capsize recovery as well as landing, de-rigging and storing after sailing.
  

  An experienced club member and LASER sailor will be on hand to review capsize procedures, and to assess your competency in launching, landing, on-water handling, and capsize recovery. 

  Members are expected to complete Parts 1 and 2 prior to attending this skills checkout. Part 1 is the Club room orientation and Part 2 is the Rigging Clinic, both dry.
  

  Prerequisite:
  

  • Sailing Orientation & Rigging Clinic (Part 1 & 2) for the same vessel. 

  Tasks

  • Find the foils and rig
    
  • Transport craft to water
  • Controlled launch (install centerboard, deploy and lock rudder(s) while maintaining some semblance of course control and stability)
  • Stay near shore, Maintain a heading
  • Tack, Gybe, Figure 8, Man over board rescue, Heave to
  • Capsize and recover
  • Controlled landing (low speed, retract board(s), unlock rudder(s), boat into irons in standing depth, no boat contact with bottom or shore
  • Return craft to de-rig location
  • De-rig and store
    

  Review the Laser Rigging and Sailing Guide, and the rigging videos at Laser Rigging and Sailing Guides and videos
  

  Location 

  
  

  Registration

  Registration closes 48 hours before the clinic. The clinic will be cancelled if no one has registered by that time.

  Cancellations must be done at least 48 hours before the clinic, by email sailinglessons@clublocarno.com or by phone or text. No-shows will result in the forfeiture of your next clinic registration.

  
  
  

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• VANGUARD Club Orientation and Rigging Clinic (Checkout Parts 1&2) RC2

  • When
    24 May 2025
  •  
    10:00 - 11:30
  • Location
    Vanguard Rigging Area
  • Spaces left
    3

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  Rigging Clinics are an opportunity for members with existing sailing skills to become familiar with the club room and the rigging intricacies, as well as to demonstrate their basic sailing competency.

  About the event

  This rigging clinic includes Part 1 and Part 2 of the checkout. It is for experienced sailors who want to be cleared to use a new fleet; it is also a great refresher.

  For those who are doing their first checkout, it will include an orientation to the sailing fleet and club room. You will also require an on-water checkout (Part 3); this is a separate registration. 

  Prerequisites

  All rigging clinics participants must know how to sail and preferably have experience on or an a similar boat class. We recommend you take a look at the Rigging instructions and the Vanguard Manual to have an idea of what to expect beforehand.

  Review before the clinic the rigging and sailing instructions in the Vanguard Manual that can be found on Club Locarno website under Sailing Club Documents.

  Location 

  
  

  Registration

  Registration closes 24 hours before the clinic. The clinic will be cancelled if no one has registered by that time.

  Cancellations must be done at least 24 hours before the clinic, by email to membership@clublocarno.com.  No-shows will result in the forfeiture of your next clinic registration.

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• VANGUARD Sailing on-water skills checkout (Part 3 of 3) CH2

  • When
    24 May 2025
  •  
    11:30 - 13:00
  • Location
    Vanguard Rigging Area
  • Spaces left
    4
  • Registered
    2 registrants

  Register

  The on-water skills checkout consists in the demonstration of rigging, launching, safety sailing including capsize recovery as well as landing, de-rigging and storing after sailing.
  

  Our Vanguard Captain, Ryan Alban, will be on hand to review capsize procedures, and to assess your competency in launching, landing, on-water handling, and capsize recovery. 

  Members are expected to complete Parts 1 and 2 prior to attending this skills checkout. Part 1 is the Club room orientation and Part 2 is the Rigging Clinic, both dry.

  Prerequisite:
  

  • Sailing Orientation & Rigging Clinic (Part 1 & 2) for the same vessel. 

  Tasks

  • Transport craft to water
  • Controlled launch (install centerboard, deploy and lock rudder(s) while maintaining some semblance of course control and stability)
  • Stay near shore
  • Maintain a heading
  • Tack
  • Gybe
  • Figure 8
  • Man over board rescue
  • Heave to
  • Capsize and recover
  • Controlled landing (low speed, retract board(s), unlock rudder(s), boat into irons in standing depth, no boat contact with bottom or shore
  • Return craft to de-rig location
  • De-rig and hang sails.
    

  Check out the rigging and sailing instructions in the Vanguard Manual that can be found on Club Locarno website under Sailing Club Documents.
  

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• Intro to Racing - Sailing Lessons (Group V1)

  • Start
    28 May 2025
  •  
  • End
    01 Jun 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Club Locarno Clubroom and laser rigging area
  • Spaces left
    5

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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 three on water sessions: two training sessions and then the last session will be joining the Jericho Race on the Sunday noon. 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 morning:          1000 - 1400 (4 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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• Social Racing Tuesdays

  • When
    03 Jun 2025
  •  
    17:00 - 20:30
  • Location
    Jericho Sailing Centre

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  Ahoy, sailors! This is a member-run, weekly social sail at the Jericho Tuesdays Regatta – a perfect chance to connect with fellow sailors. We'll aim to have a group leader for each event.

  June and July Tuesday evenings promise spirited racing, a course for camaraderie in a tight-knit sailing community that shares the thrill of regatta with sailors of every level. Join us to chase the wind and create memories that'll fill our sails for years!

  Participants must register in one of the following categories:

  • Skipper: You will be responsible for skipping the boat.
  • Skipper/Crew: You are comfortable alternating between roles.
  • Crew: You will sail as a crew member during the races.

  You will meet at 1700 to assign crews to boats, check them out and rig. Note new time and day because of shortening evenings and wind picking up in the afternoons may change the time over the season, so keep an eye! Aim to launch from the beach at 1800!

  We will mainly sail on Vanguards. If there are more participants than Vanguards available, you can race on a Tasar (or an RS500!) if the skipper is checked out.

  At the end of each day, we will head up to the Galley with the rest of the Jericho sailors while we wait for Dominique to share the results.
  

  Please register for the event, and cancel if you can't make it so others know if they will have company. Check if others are registered before turning up, unless you're happy to race alone.  
  

  NEW MEMBERS ARE WELCOME (provided you have sailing experience)! Check with the member leading the event to see if someone might be able to sign you out as a guest and that you have suitable skills to join the social racing.

  GUESTS: You may also bring a guest who has sailing experience to crew for you (remember you are responsible for guests & equipment you sign out). 
  

  Weather permitting - we will cancel and retreat to The Galley if winds are beyond 15 knots. Please watch the #sailing channel on Club Locarno Slack for last minute changes.

  
  

  
  

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• TASAR Clubroom Orientation & RIGGING CLINIC (Parts 1 & 2 - dry checkout) RC2

  • When
    07 Jun 2025
  •  
    10:00 - 11:30
  • Location
    Tasar Rigging Area
  • Spaces left
    3

  Register

  About the boat

  The Tasar was designed by Frank Bethwaite and Ian Bruce in the early 1970s as a boat for couples. A very light (150 pounds) and sophisticated doublehanded boat (think rotating mast, whisker pole, to begin with). The class took off in Australia, where 50 years later it is still one of the most popular dinghies. Strong fleets eventually developed in Japan and England, and also in the Pacific Northwest, where good fleets grew in Seattle, Portland and Vancouver.
  

  
  

  About the event

  This clinic includes Part 1 and Part 2 of the checkout. It is for experienced sailors who want to be cleared to use a new fleet; it is also a great refresher. For those who are doing their first checkout, it will include an orientation to the sailing fleet and club room.

  It will be led by Bob Ennenberg, our TASAR Fleet Captain (and avid Jericho Regatta racer), who will tell you all the secrets and tips to get the most of this double handed racing monohull.
  

  You will also require an on-water checkout (Part 3); this is a separate registration. Details of our checkout clinics can be found at Sailing Orientations and Checkout Clinics.

  Prerequisites

  All checkout participants must know how to sail and preferably have experience on or an a similar boat class. We recommend you take a look at the Rigging instructions and the Tasar Manual to have an idea of what to expect beforehand.

  Location 

  
  

  Registration

  Registration closes 48 hours before the clinic. The clinic will be cancelled if no one has registered by that time.

  Cancellations must be done at least 48 hours before the clinic, by email to membership@clublocarno.com.  No-shows will result in the forfeiture of your next clinic registration.

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• Waszp Lesson (Group W2)

  • Start
    07 Jun 2025
  •  
  • End
    14 Jun 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Meet under the white tent near Jericho front entrance
  • Spaces left
    3

  Register

  This advanced lesson series is for Club Locarno Members who are part of the Sailing Fleet. The Waszp is a foiling skiff, which is a fun challenge for experienced sailors. This lesson series will teach the basic skills necessary to get checked out into the Waszp buddy system (the ability to take the boat out for a solo sail requires a separate checkout after you have had some time on the water to further develop your skills). 
  

  Required sailing skill pre-requisites:

  • Comfortable rigging and sailing a Laser (a Laser will be used on Day 2 of the lesson).
  • Experience using sail controls to quickly change your sail shape in light, medium, and heavy breeze

  • Good/Fast double handed sheeting

  • Confidence in skippering a boat in 15+ knots of wind and in gusty conditions
  • Comfortable/physically capable with repeatedly righting a capsized vessel for at least 20 minutes.
  • Well versed in Collision Regulations and/or Racing Rules of Sailing (you've ideally participated in several local races).
  • Willingness to adhere to the approximately 30 minutes of pre/post flight checks required every time before/after sailing the WASZP.
  • Ability to approach the challenge of foiling with a growth mindset.
  • A demonstrated ability to make good judgement calls before launching and while sailing to prioritize safety of the sailor and vessel.

  This lesson series includes:
  

  • Two 4-hour sessions
  • Day 1
  • • Learning the Locarno Buddy System procedures
    • Introduction to the theory behind foiling
    • Introduction to the parts of the Waszp
      
    • How to rig, launch, and land the Waszp
    • Sailing the Waszp with one wing touching the water
    • Sailing the Waszp in displacement mode with both wings dry
    • Accelerating the boat to achieve first straight line flights
    • Displacement tacking and gybing
  • Day 2
  • • Practicing all the skills from Day 1
    • All participants will get a chance to practice launching and landing the Waszp in a buddy system setting. 
    • How to switch sailors between a Laser and Waszp during a buddy sail
    • Discuss how a motorized rhib needs to approach a Waszp in order to wing up (in the event of a rescue, the member will have to instruct the driver how to do this).

  Successful completion of this lesson will be considered passing the rigging (part 2) and on-water (part 3) checkouts for the Waszp buddy system. Before you will be granted sign-out privileges for the Waszp, you will have to complete a separate orientation clinic (part 1). This is to ensure you get an introduction to the Locarno clubroom, sailing fleet rules, etc. This checkout will be run by a volunteer; all efforts will be made to schedule it immediately following the Day 2 lesson. 
  
  Documents outlining Waszp procedures can be found on the Club Locarno website following this pathway: Sail > Sailing Documents and Links
  https://www.clublocarno.com/Sailing-Documents-and-Links
  
  

  Registration:

  • Registration closes 48 hours before the first lesson.
  • A minimum of 2 participants is required for a lesson series to run.
  • Members will lose a lesson if they miss it. 
  • Members can make up a lesson ONLY IF the instructor agrees, there is another set of lessons of the same type already scheduled, and there is space in the lesson. All of this is to be discussed between the Mac Sailing instructor and the participant.

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• TASAR On-water skills CHECKOUT (Part 3 of 3) CH2

  • When
    07 Jun 2025
  •  
    11:30 - 13:00
  • Location
    Tasar Rigging Area
  • Spaces left
    6
  • Registered
    2 registrants

  Register

  The on-water skills checkout consists in the demonstration of independent rigging, safety launching, sailing including capsize recovery, landing, and de-rigging.

  An experienced Tasar sailor will be on hand to review capsize procedures, and to assess your competency in launching, landing, on-water handling, and capsize recovery.  Members are expected to complete Parts 1 and 2 prior to attending this skills checkout.
  

  Prerequisite:
  

  • Club room Orientation & Rigging Clinic (Part 1 & 2) for the same vessel. 

  Tasks

  • Rig.
  • Transport craft to water
  • Controlled launch (install centerboard, deploy and lock rudder(s) while maintaining some semblance of course control and stability)
  • Stay near shore, Maintain a heading
  • Tack, Gybe, Figure 8, Man over board rescue. Heave to
  • Capsize and recover
  • Controlled landing (low speed, retract board(s), unlock rudder(s), boat into irons in standing depth, no boat contact with bottom or shore
  • Return craft to de-rig location.
  • De-rig and store.
    

  Registration
  

  Registration closes 48 hours before the clinic.  The clinic will be cancelled if no one has registered by that time.  

  Cancellations must be done at least 48 hours before the clinic, by email mailto:membership@clublocarno.com.  No-shows will result in the forfeiture of your next clinic registration

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• Waszp Orientation Clinic (WO2)

  • When
    14 Jun 2025
  •  
    14:00 - 14:30
  • Location
    White Tent near the Locarno Lane
  • Spaces left
    6

  Register

  About the event

  This clinic is intended for members who have (or will have) completed the Waszp lesson series. It is the final step to grant the member sign-out privileges to take the Waszp for a buddy sail. It will include an orientation to the sailing fleet and club room, along with a reminder about the buddy system procedures. 
  
  For members who completed the lesson in past years, this clinic will be a good refresher for the buddy system procedures. 
  
  If a member has not completed the Waszp lesson, but is curious to know more about sailing the Waszp before committing to the lesson, they are welcome to attend this clinic to get their questions answered. 

  Location 

  
  

  Registration

  If you are participating in the Waszp lesson on the same day as this clinic, we will assume you are attending this clinic also. The clinic will be cancelled if the corresponding Waszp lesson is cancelled AND if no-one is registered within 48 hours of the clinic. 

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• Waszp Lesson (Group W3)

  • Start
    13 Jul 2025
  •  
  • End
    27 Jul 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Meet under the white tent near Jericho front entrance
  • Spaces left
    3

  Register

  This advanced lesson series is for Club Locarno Members who are part of the Sailing Fleet. The Waszp is a foiling skiff, which is a fun challenge for experienced sailors. This lesson series will teach the basic skills necessary to get checked out into the Waszp buddy system (the ability to take the boat out for a solo sail requires a separate checkout after you have had some time on the water to further develop your skills). 
  

  Required sailing skill pre-requisites:

  • Comfortable rigging and sailing a Laser (a Laser will be used on Day 2 of the lesson).
  • Experience using sail controls to quickly change your sail shape in light, medium, and heavy breeze

  • Good/Fast double handed sheeting

  • Confidence in skippering a boat in 15+ knots of wind and in gusty conditions
  • Comfortable/physically capable with repeatedly righting a capsized vessel for at least 20 minutes.
  • Well versed in Collision Regulations and/or Racing Rules of Sailing (you've ideally participated in several local races).
  • Willingness to adhere to the approximately 30 minutes of pre/post flight checks required every time before/after sailing the WASZP.
  • Ability to approach the challenge of foiling with a growth mindset.
  • A demonstrated ability to make good judgement calls before launching and while sailing to prioritize safety of the sailor and vessel.

  This lesson series includes:
  

  • Two 4-hour sessions
  • Day 1
  • • Learning the Locarno Buddy System procedures
    • Introduction to the theory behind foiling
    • Introduction to the parts of the Waszp
      
    • How to rig, launch, and land the Waszp
    • Sailing the Waszp with one wing touching the water
    • Sailing the Waszp in displacement mode with both wings dry
    • Accelerating the boat to achieve first straight line flights
    • Displacement tacking and gybing
  • Day 2
  • • Practicing all the skills from Day 1
    • All participants will get a chance to practice launching and landing the Waszp in a buddy system setting. 
    • How to switch sailors between a Laser and Waszp during a buddy sail
    • Discuss how a motorized rhib needs to approach a Waszp in order to wing up (in the event of a rescue, the member will have to instruct the driver how to do this).

  Successful completion of this lesson will be considered passing the rigging (part 2) and on-water (part 3) checkouts for the Waszp buddy system. Before you will be granted sign-out privileges for the Waszp, you will have to complete a separate orientation clinic (part 1). This is to ensure you get an introduction to the Locarno clubroom, sailing fleet rules, etc. This checkout will be run by a volunteer; all efforts will be made to schedule it immediately following the Day 2 lesson. 

  Documents outlining Waszp procedures can be found on the Club Locarno website following this pathway: Sail > Sailing Documents and Links
  https://www.clublocarno.com/Sailing-Documents-and-Links
  
  

  Registration:

  • Registration closes 48 hours before the first lesson.
  • A minimum of 2 participants is required for a lesson series to run.
  • Members will lose a lesson if they miss it. 
  • Members can make up a lesson ONLY IF the instructor agrees, there is another set of lessons of the same type already scheduled, and there is space in the lesson. All of this is to be discussed between the Mac Sailing instructor and the participant.

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• TASAR Clubroom Orientation & RIGGING CLINIC (Parts 1 & 2 - dry checkout) RC3

  • When
    26 Jul 2025
  •  
    10:00 - 11:30
  • Location
    Tasar Rigging Area
  • Spaces left
    5

  Register

  About the boat

  The Tasar was designed by Frank Bethwaite and Ian Bruce in the early 1970s as a boat for couples. A very light (150 pounds) and sophisticated doublehanded boat (think rotating mast, whisker pole, to begin with). The class took off in Australia, where 50 years later it is still one of the most popular dinghies. Strong fleets eventually developed in Japan and England, and also in the Pacific Northwest, where good fleets grew in Seattle, Portland and Vancouver.
  

  
  

  About the event

  This clinic includes Part 1 and Part 2 of the checkout. It is for experienced sailors who want to be cleared to use a new fleet; it is also a great refresher. For those who are doing their first checkout, it will include an orientation to the sailing fleet and club room.

  It will be led by Bob Ennenberg, our TASAR Fleet Captain (and avid Jericho Regatta racer), who will tell you all the secrets and tips to get the most of this double handed racing monohull.
  

  You will also require an on-water checkout (Part 3); this is a separate registration. Details of our checkout clinics can be found at Sailing Orientations and Checkout Clinics.

  Prerequisites

  All checkout participants must know how to sail and preferably have experience on or an a similar boat class. We recommend you take a look at the Rigging instructions and the Tasar Manual to have an idea of what to expect beforehand.

  Location 

  
  

  Registration

  Registration closes 48 hours before the clinic. The clinic will be cancelled if no one has registered by that time.

  Cancellations must be done at least 48 hours before the clinic, by email to membership@clublocarno.com.  No-shows will result in the forfeiture of your next clinic registration.

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• TASAR On-water skills CHECKOUT (Part 3 of 3) CH3

  • When
    26 Jul 2025
  •  
    11:30 - 13:00
  • Location
    Tasar Rigging Area
  • Spaces left
    8
  • Registered
    Be the first

  Register

  The on-water skills checkout consists in the demonstration of independent rigging, safety launching, sailing including capsize recovery, landing, and de-rigging.

  An experienced Tasar sailor will be on hand to review capsize procedures, and to assess your competency in launching, landing, on-water handling, and capsize recovery.  Members are expected to complete Parts 1 and 2 prior to attending this skills checkout.
  

  Prerequisite:
  

  • Club room Orientation & Rigging Clinic (Part 1 & 2) for the same vessel. 

  Tasks

  • Rig.
  • Transport craft to water
  • Controlled launch (install centerboard, deploy and lock rudder(s) while maintaining some semblance of course control and stability)
  • Stay near shore, Maintain a heading
  • Tack, Gybe, Figure 8, Man over board rescue. Heave to
  • Capsize and recover
  • Controlled landing (low speed, retract board(s), unlock rudder(s), boat into irons in standing depth, no boat contact with bottom or shore
  • Return craft to de-rig location.
  • De-rig and store.
    

  Registration
  

  Registration closes 48 hours before the clinic.  The clinic will be cancelled if no one has registered by that time.  

  Cancellations must be done at least 48 hours before the clinic, by email mailto:membership@clublocarno.com.  No-shows will result in the forfeiture of your next clinic registration

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• Waszp Orientation Clinic (WO3)

  • When
    27 Jul 2025
  •  
    14:00 - 14:30
  • Location
    White Tent near the Locarno Lane
  • Spaces left
    6

  Register

  About the event

  This clinic is intended for members who have (or will have) completed the Waszp lesson series. It is the final step to grant the member sign-out privileges to take the Waszp for a buddy sail. It will include an orientation to the sailing fleet and club room, along with a reminder about the buddy system procedures. 
  
  For members who completed the lesson in past years, this clinic will be a good refresher for the buddy system procedures. 
  
  If a member has not completed the Waszp lesson, but is curious to know more about sailing the Waszp before committing to the lesson, they are welcome to attend this clinic to get their questions answered. 

  Location 

  
  

  Registration

  If you are participating in the Waszp lesson on the same day as this clinic, we will assume you are attending this clinic also. The clinic will be cancelled if the corresponding Waszp lesson is cancelled AND if no-one is registered within 48 hours of the clinic. 

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• Waszp Lesson (Group W4)

  • Start
    09 Aug 2025
  •  
  • End
    16 Aug 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Meet under the white tent near Jericho front entrance
  • Spaces left
    3

  Register

  This advanced lesson series is for Club Locarno Members who are part of the Sailing Fleet. The Waszp is a foiling skiff, which is a fun challenge for experienced sailors. This lesson series will teach the basic skills necessary to get checked out into the Waszp buddy system (the ability to take the boat out for a solo sail requires a separate checkout after you have had some time on the water to further develop your skills). 
  

  Required sailing skill pre-requisites:

  • Comfortable rigging and sailing a Laser (a Laser will be used on Day 2 of the lesson).
  • Experience using sail controls to quickly change your sail shape in light, medium, and heavy breeze

  • Good/Fast double handed sheeting

  • Confidence in skippering a boat in 15+ knots of wind and in gusty conditions
  • Comfortable/physically capable with repeatedly righting a capsized vessel for at least 20 minutes.
  • Well versed in Collision Regulations and/or Racing Rules of Sailing (you've ideally participated in several local races).
  • Willingness to adhere to the approximately 30 minutes of pre/post flight checks required every time before/after sailing the WASZP.
  • Ability to approach the challenge of foiling with a growth mindset.
  • A demonstrated ability to make good judgement calls before launching and while sailing to prioritize safety of the sailor and vessel.

  This lesson series includes:
  

  • Two 4-hour sessions
  • Day 1
  • • Learning the Locarno Buddy System procedures
    • Introduction to the theory behind foiling
    • Introduction to the parts of the Waszp
      
    • How to rig, launch, and land the Waszp
    • Sailing the Waszp with one wing touching the water
    • Sailing the Waszp in displacement mode with both wings dry
    • Accelerating the boat to achieve first straight line flights
    • Displacement tacking and gybing
  • Day 2
  • • Practicing all the skills from Day 1
    • All participants will get a chance to practice launching and landing the Waszp in a buddy system setting. 
    • How to switch sailors between a Laser and Waszp during a buddy sail
    • Discuss how a motorized rhib needs to approach a Waszp in order to wing up (in the event of a rescue, the member will have to instruct the driver how to do this).

  Successful completion of this lesson will be considered passing the rigging (part 2) and on-water (part 3) checkouts for the Waszp buddy system. Before you will be granted sign-out privileges for the Waszp, you will have to complete a separate orientation clinic (part 1). This is to ensure you get an introduction to the Locarno clubroom, sailing fleet rules, etc. This checkout will be run by a volunteer; all efforts will be made to schedule it immediately following the Day 2 lesson. 

  Documents outlining Waszp procedures can be found on the Club Locarno website following this pathway: Sail > Sailing Documents and Links
  https://www.clublocarno.com/Sailing-Documents-and-Links

  Registration:

  • Registration closes 48 hours before the first lesson.
  • A minimum of 2 participants is required for a lesson series to run.
  • Members will lose a lesson if they miss it. 
  • Members can make up a lesson ONLY IF the instructor agrees, there is another set of lessons of the same type already scheduled, and there is space in the lesson. All of this is to be discussed between the Mac Sailing instructor and the participant.

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• TASAR Clubroom Orientation & RIGGING CLINIC (Parts 1 & 2 - dry checkout) RC4

  • When
    16 Aug 2025
  •  
    10:00 - 11:30
  • Location
    Tasar Rigging Area
  • Spaces left
    5

  Register

  About the boat

  The Tasar was designed by Frank Bethwaite and Ian Bruce in the early 1970s as a boat for couples. A very light (150 pounds) and sophisticated doublehanded boat (think rotating mast, whisker pole, to begin with). The class took off in Australia, where 50 years later it is still one of the most popular dinghies. Strong fleets eventually developed in Japan and England, and also in the Pacific Northwest, where good fleets grew in Seattle, Portland and Vancouver.
  

  
  

  About the event

  This clinic includes Part 1 and Part 2 of the checkout. It is for experienced sailors who want to be cleared to use a new fleet; it is also a great refresher. For those who are doing their first checkout, it will include an orientation to the sailing fleet and club room.

  It will be led by Bob Ennenberg, our TASAR Fleet Captain (and avid Jericho Regatta racer), who will tell you all the secrets and tips to get the most of this double handed racing monohull.
  

  You will also require an on-water checkout (Part 3); this is a separate registration. Details of our checkout clinics can be found at Sailing Orientations and Checkout Clinics.

  Prerequisites

  All checkout participants must know how to sail and preferably have experience on or an a similar boat class. We recommend you take a look at the Rigging instructions and the Tasar Manual to have an idea of what to expect beforehand.

  Location 

  
  

  Registration

  Registration closes 48 hours before the clinic. The clinic will be cancelled if no one has registered by that time.

  Cancellations must be done at least 48 hours before the clinic, by email to membership@clublocarno.com.  No-shows will result in the forfeiture of your next clinic registration.

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• LAST CALL !!! - TASAR On-water skills CHECKOUT (Part 3 of 3) CH4

  • When
    16 Aug 2025
  •  
    11:30 - 13:00
  • Location
    Tasar Rigging Area
  • Spaces left
    8
  • Registered
    Be the first

  Register

  The on-water skills checkout consists in the demonstration of independent rigging, safety launching, sailing including capsize recovery, landing, and de-rigging.

  An experienced Tasar sailor will be on hand to review capsize procedures, and to assess your competency in launching, landing, on-water handling, and capsize recovery.  Members are expected to complete Parts 1 and 2 prior to attending this skills checkout.
  

  Prerequisite:
  

  • Club room Orientation & Rigging Clinic (Part 1 & 2) for the same vessel. 

  Tasks

  • Rig.
  • Transport craft to water
  • Controlled launch (install centerboard, deploy and lock rudder(s) while maintaining some semblance of course control and stability)
  • Stay near shore, Maintain a heading
  • Tack, Gybe, Figure 8, Man over board rescue. Heave to
  • Capsize and recover
  • Controlled landing (low speed, retract board(s), unlock rudder(s), boat into irons in standing depth, no boat contact with bottom or shore
  • Return craft to de-rig location.
  • De-rig and store.
    

  Registration
  

  Registration closes 48 hours before the clinic.  The clinic will be cancelled if no one has registered by that time.  

  Cancellations must be done at least 48 hours before the clinic, by email mailto:membership@clublocarno.com.  No-shows will result in the forfeiture of your next clinic registration

  Show details
• Waszp Orientation Clinic (WO4)

  • When
    16 Aug 2025
  •  
    14:00 - 14:30
  • Location
    White Tent near the Locarno Lane
  • Spaces left
    6

  Register

  About the event

  This clinic is intended for members who have (or will have) completed the Waszp lesson series. It is the final step to grant the member sign-out privileges to take the Waszp for a buddy sail. It will include an orientation to the sailing fleet and club room, along with a reminder about the buddy system procedures. 
  
  For members who completed the lesson in past years, this clinic will be a good refresher for the buddy system procedures. 
  
  If a member has not completed the Waszp lesson, but is curious to know more about sailing the Waszp before committing to the lesson, they are welcome to attend this clinic to get their questions answered. 

  Location 

  
  

  Registration

  If you are participating in the Waszp lesson on the same day as this clinic, we will assume you are attending this clinic also. The clinic will be cancelled if the corresponding Waszp lesson is cancelled AND if no-one is registered within 48 hours of the clinic. 

  Show details