2024 LNCS Winter Class Series

Time to register for our Winter Class Series!

Meet, eat and learn with your friends. We will provide the main entrée and ask each participant to bring a side or beverage.

Cost: (Scan codes below to pay)

• Members: $20/class or $50 for three; Spinn-atoni is free for members
• Non-Members: $20/class or $70 for all four

Wednesday, December 11, 2024; 6:00-8:30pm: Boat Speed & Burgers: 

Come learn how to improve your boat speed and handling. In this class you will learn:

• How to accelerate the boat to full speed quickly
• How to manage puffs and lulls
• How to maximize your VMG during tacks and jibes (if you don't know what VMG is, you better come to the lecture)
• How to steer the boat most effectively without using the rudder
• How to round marks most efficiently

Wednesday, January 22, 2025; 6:00-8:30pm: Tacos & Tactics: 

Good racers all know how to find and stay in the pressure, stay in sync with the shifts, and manage the fleet. If your boat speed and boat handling are pretty good but you find yourself constantly wondering why other boats are ahead of you, this class could be for you.

Wednesday, February 5, 2025; 6:00-8:30pm: Racing Rules, Ravioli & Ragu: 

Sean knows Racing Rules of Sailing inside and out. You need to know them too if you want to sail confidently at Social Sails or in regattas. In this class you will learn:

• Rules pertaining to the start, upwind leg, windward mark, downwind, leeward mark and the finish line
• Rules pertaining to mark roundings
• How to stay out of trouble (use the rules as a shield)
• When to use the rules tactically (use the rules as a sword)

Saturday, February 22, 2025; Noon-3:00pm: SPINN-atoni: 

Have you ever flown a spinnaker? in this on-land clinic everyone will take turns learning on a trailered Flying Scot in the LNCS parking lot. You will learn to:

• Set
• Fly
• Jibe
• Douse

Click here to register.

Call the office if you have trouble registering: 704-947-7245.