Sail Trim and Balance at the Singles on Sailboats Spring Training

March 13, 2009

Saturday, March 14th I will be working with the Singles on Sailboats (SOS) sailing club.  SOS’s Spring Training is an annual event where members of the the club – they have more than 700 members – get together at Broadneck High School in Annapolis for a day of information sharing and socializing.

SOS serves sailors in MD, DC, VA, DE, and PA.  What is even more amazing is that they put on this and other events throughout the year and they are an entirely volunteer run effort.

Tomorrow, I am scheduled to speak to two groups.  First I will be discussing fundamental sail trim and boat balance to a group of about 70 people.  Following that session I am discussing spinnaker handling and some more advanced sail trim and balance topics.

I always look forward to this lecture topic, because I think there are great opportunities for “Aha!” moments.  We’ll be discussing what each sail control does to the sail, how wind strength and sea state effect what shape is desired, how to deal with older sails and how sailors can develop their own “quick chart” to ensure that they are “in the balpark” with their sail set-ups.  Oh yeah, and I bet we have a little bit of fun in the process too.

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