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RYA Keelboat Sailing with Spinnakers

Everything you need to know about sailing with conventional or asymmetric spinnakers.

Course description

Everything you need to know to sail a keelboat confidently with conventional or asymmetric spinnakers, including rigging, hosting, gybing and drop.

Course overview

Course length

Approximately 2 days, 16 hours or equivalent number of sessions

Course format

Practical course on the water

Required experience

Sailing skills to the standard of the Level 3 Better Sailing or Stage as part of a team on a keelboat

Minimum age

None

More information

  • Learn how to rig the boa
  • Host
  • Gybe and drop/recover one type of spinnaker
  • Either conventional or asymmetric
  • Gaining the knowledge and understanding to sail the best possible course downwind

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