Colgate 26 Racing - Series 1 (May-June)

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The Colgate 26 Racing Program  provides sailors with an opportunity to pit their sailing skills against other skippers and crews in the exciting forum of Wednesday night racing at Monroe Harbor. Sailors will learn the basic rules of racing, helmsmanship, advanced sail trim, flying the spinnaker, and working together as a team bring your boat across the finish line fast, safe, and in style.

The course includes a pre-racing seminar and two weeks of training before the racing begins.  Sailors new to racing may sign up as crew, experienced skippers may sign up as individuals, or consider reserving the boat for an entire series (month)and recruit their own crew.

Series 1 (May-June): Tentative Dates are May 28, June 4, June 11, June 18, and June 25 (5 weeks). Please note that dates are approximate and will be published and confirmed soon.

Pre-Sail Orientation: Monday, April 28

Practice Sessions: May 14 and May 21

Join our racing fleet of four Colgate 26’s and their crews of 5 and learn how to work the foredeck, trim the jib, trim the main, work the halyards in the pit, and take the helm, and when you’re not busy, hanging out on the weather rail to balance the boat.

Prerequisites:

Skipper: Sail Chicago Skippers with racing experience or sailors new to Sail Chicago with equivalent racing  experience.

Crew: Must have completed one on-the-water sailing course or equivalent experience.

What’s Included: Pre-Racing Orientation Seminar (April 28, 2014), U.S. Sailing’s Racing Rules of Sailing, two sessions of on the water racing training, 5 weeks of Wednesday night races.  New members and Sail Into Summer: this course is in addition to your Basic, Intermediate, or Skipper Training sailing class.

Cost: $200 per five week series per individual; $800 for a skipper to reserve the boat for a five week session. If you reserve the boat, your crew is subject to the eligibility requirements above.

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