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Event: CLSA Winter Classroom Series Intermediate Sailing Part 2
Cost: Free
Click here to purchase digital copy of textbook ($17.95)
Learn to Sail Right - Intermediate Sailing Classroom Part 2 covers chapters 6-11 in the US Sailing Learn Sailing Right Intermediate Sailing textbook. Purchasing the text is strongly encouraged, but is not a requirement.
Learn to Sail Right - Intermediate Sailing Parts 1 & 2 are ideal for new and intermediate sailors who want to take their sailing knowledge to the next level. The topics are geared to small boat sailing but may also apply to small keelboat sailors.
Topics:
6. Close Hauled and Upwind Sailing 7. Jibing Techniques and Downwind Sailing 8. Rigging and Seamanship 9. Emergency Procedures 10. Navigation & Rules of the Road
CLSA Winter Learning Series Classes
US Sailing Certified Instructors
Eric Bussell Jim Colegrove
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Event: CLSA Winter Classroom Series Capsize Recovery and Safety Boat Rescue
Capsize Recovery and Safety Boat Rescue. Attend this 60-minute zoom workshop and learn how to safely recover from a capsize. We’ll review video footage of capsize recoveries and discuss the recovery techniques used for both single-hand and multi-person dinghies. We’ll also explain rescue considerations and best practices for safety boat operators when assisting with the rescue of a capsized boat.
Textbook: We will make reference to Learn Sailing Right Beginner and Learn Sailing Right Intermediate. Please bring them if you've purchased them for past classes, but these are not required. You can purchase these textbooks directly through US Sailing.
Video: Jump to the 31:15 of Learn to Sail in 60 Minutes and watch the capsize recovery process. Just for fun, you can also view a real-life capsize captured by CLSA member Angie Hunt.
Event: CLSA Winter Classroom Series Spinnaker Handling
Spinnaker Handling. Attend this 60-minute zoom workshop and learn to sail with a symmetric spinnaker. We’ll review video training footage and discuss basic and intermediate spinnaker handling techniques that are common on boats sailed at Clinton Lake. We’ll review the processes for a hoist, jibe, and douse. Register today and meeting details will be sent to you the day of the workshop.
Videos:
Event: CLSA Winter Classroom Series Crewing 101
Crewing 101. Attend this 60-minute zoom crew training workshop. Crewing at CLSA is a fun and affordable way to enjoy sailing. Flying Scot Fleet 135 and Thistle Fleet 66 both offer free crew development programs and have teamed up to bring you this workshop. We'll discuss communication, crew expectations, share tips and advice, and what is expected of crew during starts, tacks, and jibes. This will be a 30-minute presentation with 15-20 minutes of Q&A.
Event: CLSA Winter Classroom Series Intermediate Boat Handling
Intermediate Boat Handing. In this 60-minute workshop, we’ll help you take your sailing to the next level with weight management and sail trim techniques for more challenging wind conditions. We’ll discuss how to sail faster in light wind and how to better adjust in puffy conditions and gain ground on boats that do not. We’ll also discuss tips for smoother and faster tacks and jibes
Videos
Wind Shifts and Compass.
Event: CLSA Winter Classroom Series Rules of Racing Introduction
Rules of Racing.
Event: CLSA Winter Classroom Series Performance - Starting Line
Performance - Starting Line.
Event: CLSA Winter Classroom Series Performance - Windward Mark
Performance - Windward Mark .
Event: Development Days Small Boat Tuesday
Join other small boat sailors and coaches for small boat sailing on Tuesday evening. If there is enough interest, we will set up a short windward-leeward race course. Stick around after the racing for cold beverages, salty snacks, and exceptional camaraderie.
Please register if you are available to sail on Tuesday and would like to reserve a small boat.
Free Flying Scot rigging lessons are offered every Wednesday at 4pm.
Direct Scheduling Link
A hitch and ball are not required to attend this lesson. If you prefer to you use your vehicle for the lesson, you must have a 1 7/8" ball.
Event: Development Days Flying Scot Wednesday
Join the Flying Scot sailors for social sailing and casual racing on Wednesday night. Sailing coordinators will match skipper and crew for maximum fun and maximum learning. We will set up a short windward-leeward course in the small basin in front of the club and start race from 6pm - dusk. Stick around after the racing for cold beverages, salty snacks, and exceptional camaraderie.
VHF Radio: Channel 68
Please register if you are available to sail on Wednesday and would like to be assigned to a boat. Boat assignments are emailed on Wednesday morning.
Event: Development Days Thistle Thursday
Join the Thistle sailors for casual racing on Thursday night. Sailing coordinators will match skipper and crew for maximum fun and maximum learning. We will set up a short windward-leeward course in the small basin in front of the club and start race from 6pm - dusk. Stick around after the racing for cold beverages, brats, and exceptional camaraderie.
Please register if you are available to sail on Thursday. Boat assignments are emailed on Thursday morning.
Event: Radioactive Racing Series (Flying Scot) Race 1
Race Chair: Eric Bussell
Flying Scot racers across three divisions will over three Saturdays at CLSA and compete for highly-coveted title belts. This Saturday event format allows local and regional guests to experience exceptional one-design racing and still be home for Saturday dinner with the family. Sailors who want to make it a full sailing weekend can enjoy Saturday evening social activities at the club and take part in the Sunday morning "more-fun-than-racing" Starting Clinic.
Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions
Registration Fee: Free
Saturday Schedule:10:50am Competitor's Meeting + Hot Dogs in pavilion 12:15pm First Warning Signal3:30pm Awards and pizza in The Bar at Barefoot Cove Marina
Sunday Schedule:10:00am Competitors Meeting in The Bar at Barefoot Cove Marina, followed by practice races1:00pm Q&A and Hot Dogs
Event: Starting Clinic
More fun than racing! All boat types welcome.
Starting clincis bring everyone together for maximum fun and maximum close-quartered action. We do not award prizes, but we promise you’ll walk away with more experience navigating the congestion at the start and mark soundings. Before we hit the water, racers will meet in the bar at Barefoot Cove Marina to discuss tips, rules applications, and tactics.
Sponsors:
Flying Scot Fleet Fleet 135, Thistle Fleet 66
Schedule:
10:00am - Meet at Barefoot Cove Marina Bar/TV
1:00pm - Meet at the CLSA Pavilion for hot dogs and Q&A
Format:
Discuss rules and strategy in the bar at Barefoot Cove Marina.
All boat types are welcome and all boats start together.
Run 3x 5-min starts on a square line back to back. All boats start together.
Set up a very short windward leeward course
Run an upwind start and instruct racers to race around the windward mark and return to the starting.
Run a downwind start and instruct racers to race around the leeward mark and sail to starboard lay line before tacking back to the starting area. All boats start together. Only raise spinnakers after the start.
If we’re done for the day, return to the pavilion, Else, go back to step 5 and keep having fun.
After the fun, we’ll meet at the CLSA pavilion for hot dogs and Q&A.
Details TBD
This learn to sail course includes 2 days of classroom and 4 days of on-the-water practice. The on-the-water training will be on Lasers and Sunfish which are single-person boats. Tuition for the class is FREE for those who only sign up for the classroom portion. Tuition is $195 for those who sign up for all 6 classroom and on-the-water sessions. Successful completion of this course will result in CLSA Certification, which allows members to sail the club small boats. Our course sessions will be held in the CLSA pavilion from 6:00-8:00 pm on Monday & Tuesday evenings over 3 weeks.
Class Schedule
Monday May 25 - Classroom
Tuesday May 26 - Classroom
Monday June 7 - On-the-water
Tuesday June 8 On-the-water
Monday June 14 On-the-water
Tuesday - June 15 On-the-water
The Hike Out on Route 66 Regatta is a one-design regatta sponsored by Thistle Fleet #66.
This class is designed to encourage and promote sailing activities the whole family can enjoy. You and your child will learn the basics of sailing and gain confidence on the water while sailing pram dinghies, Sunfish or Lasers. Our program will be family orientated for parent and child participants. The class will briefly cover sailing concepts followed by on the water experiences. Classes in each session will be very hands on driven. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Tuition for this class is $50 for both the parent and child to attend. Parents can sign up for either the morning or afternoon session. The morning session starts at 9am and the afternoon session starts at 1pm.
Event: Radioactive Racing Series (Flying Scot) Race 2
This spot is reserved for a member-sponsored event to be determined. Have a fun idea you'd like to see on the calendar? Contact clintonlakesailing@gmail.com.
We will be conducting a youth sailing camp in July. Depending upon the number of students enrolled, the morning will be for students between ages 8 -12. The afternoon will be for teenagers. A barbecue lunch will be included for students and volunteers. We hope that students from the parent child class and other CLSA young people will invite their friends to join them for a fun day of sailing at our lake.
Tuition for this class is $25 for each child to attend. Parents can sign their child up for either the morning or afternoon session. The morning session starts at 9am and the afternoon session starts at 1pm.
Event: Radioactive Racing Series (Flying Scot) Race 3
The Painkiller Regatta is a Thistle one-design regatta sponsored by Thistle Fleet #66.
Details TBD.
The Glow-in-the-Dark Regatta is a one-design regatta sponsored by Flying Scot Fleet #135.
Clinton Lake Sailing Association and Fleet 135 are once again excited to host the Glow Regatta at Clinton Lake. If you haven't been to the Glow recently, you have certainly heard about the exceptional racing, food, and fun atmosphere. Online registration and online payment are required in advance of the event. The all-inclusive registration fee ($95) includes the boat registration fee and breakfast/lunch on Saturday and Sunday and dinner on Friday (Potluck) and Saturday (Steaks) for the skipper and one crew member. Additional food passes may be purchased for additional crew and guests. In order to sail in this regatta, a visiting skipper must be a member of the Flying Scot Sailing Association.
Registration Link: https://www.regattanetwork.com/event/21699
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