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Race-Ready offers training that will improve your performance and enhance your fun on the race course.
Whether you're an advanced sailor or new to our sport, we have a course that suits your needs.
We offer seminars, and sessions afloat, on evenings, weekends and race-weeks on a variety of racing topics.

NEW! New seminars & clinics available:

SMART Course - Racing Rules & Tactics - Learn how to win, legally! - Lot's of animations on scenarios you encounter.
Racers & Judges Clinic - Learn the Rules, the Protest, and the Hearing process, and get certified as a Judge too! - For all competitors.
Race Management Clinic - Run Races that your competitors will rave about - Includes Race Committee certification.
Boating Safety & Operator's License - PCOC Card Certification - Get trained, and get your card - it's the law.
Marine VHF Radio Operator's License - Using a VHF Radio requires a license - Know how to use it in an emergency!
Sail FAST Clinic Series - Five Saturdays Ashore & Afloat - Includes Trim, Steering, Starts, Strategies, Rules & Tactics.

For course syllabus please click on each clinic or seminar above or browse the overview below.

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COURSE LISTING & OVERVIEW

GETTING STARTED Course Syllabus can be found by clicking on each course below

Get Racing! ^®TM Seminars and Clinics:

- Understanding the basics of racing, the fleets and events, and how to get started.

- Combine the seminar above with an afternoon afloat to get you started racing.

Also see our GENERAL COURSES below for additional courses to get you started.

INTERMEDIATE COURSES Course Syllabus can be found by clicking on each course below

Race-Ready! ^®TM Courses & Clinics:

- Five Saturdays with morning ashore, afternoon afloat, each covering a module on upwind and downwind sail trim, steering and team work, starts, strategies, and rules & tactics including our renowned animation software.

- An intense course: sail trim, spinnakers, team work, starts, rules, tactics & strategy.
These courses and clinics include Certification to CYA Keelboat Racing Standard [* with 20 hours training afloat] .

ADVANCED COURSES Course Syllabus can be found by clicking on each course below

Advanced Race Training, the A.R.T. of Sailing ^®TM Seminars:

- Discussion and analysis of the changes to the ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing for 2005-2008.
- Indepth analysis of the right-of-way rules, using them to tactical advantage - lots of animations.
- Accelerating and maximizing speed in all wind and wave conditions.

Race Official Training Seminars:

- Rules, Protest Hearing Process & Duties - Learn the Rules, Protest Hearing process, and get certified too - For all competitors: learn how 'not to lose' your protest!
- Rules & RC Duties - Run Races that your competitors will rave about - Includes Race Committee certification.

Match Race Training Seminar & Clinic:

MATCH Racing Seminar - Match Rules & Tactics - Indepth analysis of the match racing rules and tactics.
MATCH Racing Clinic - Match Race Training Afloat - On-the-water training for smart starts and the tactical situations of short courses.

GENERAL COURSES Course Syllabus can be found by clicking on each course below

Boating Safety and Operator License Seminars & Certification:

- PCOC Certification - Training and exam for the Pleasure Craft Operators Card - Spark Start program.

Radio Operator's License Seminars & Certification:

- ROC(M) Certification - Training and exam for the Marine VHF Radio Operators License.

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