Sail Power For Cruisers
In this online class, explore sail configurations and controls for optimal boat speed and balance for cruising monohulls and catamarans.
Who is this class for?
What Will I Learn?
TOPICS COVERED
- Headsail and Mainsail trim
- Angle of attack
- Twist – why and how
- Mainsheet, vang, traveler controls
- Jib car position
- Boat balance
- Weather helm
- Preventers and boom brakes
- Reefing
- Heavy weather tactics
- Cruising sail combinations for upwind, reaching and downwind
YOUR HOSTS
Captains Andy Batchelor and Lisa Batchelor Frailey are both lifelong sailors and retired military officers. Andy served in the Royal Air Force in aviation and intelligence, and Lisa served in the US Navy in aviation, meteorology and oceanography – a combination of skills that have proven very useful to sailing and passagemaking.
They founded and operated Sail Solomons ASA school and charter base, receiving numerous awards for ASA Outstanding School and Outstanding Instructors. Andy and Lisa are the writers of five ASA textbooks.
Cruising for seven years onboard their Passport 47 ZINGARO and Outbound 46 KINETIC, Andy and Lisa have made numerous coastal passages and ocean voyages, conducting cruising and passagemaking training while living aboard in exotic locations. They have conducted instructional passages on many makes and models of cruising and performance catamarans. They also organize and lead sailing flotillas on catamarans and monohulls in the Caribbean. Andy and Lisa are regular speakers at Cruisers’ University and present many live and virtual seminars.
Andy and Lisa launched Kinetic Sailing to offer marine consulting, charter brokerage, instructional yacht deliveries and tailored instruction with a global scope. They are USCG Captains, ASA Master Instructors, cruisers, racers, analysts and business owners with a wealth of experience in the sailing industry.
Tuesday, May 21st, 2024
@ 4:30 PM PT / 7:30 PM ET (90 min)
