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RACING YACHT FOR CHARTER IN ASIA (THAILAND)

Sail in Asia will be running two yacht racing courses in December 2008 with Olympic Coach Adam Bowers

The Race courses will be taught in Phuket Thailand. There wil be two courses An Advanced Racing Skills Course and a Learn to Race a Yacht Course.

If you are interested in signing up for these courses complete the form below and we will be happy to get back to you with further information. Yacht Racing in Thailand with Sail in Asia for the best Charter Yachts and best Race Training in Asia!

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Learn to race for beginners

about the course
This course is designed for complete beginners to yacht racing. The course is run from Ao Yon on Cape Panwa, Phuket Island Thailand, by Sail in Asia/Adam Bowers.
The object of the course is to intruduce newcomers to yacht racing in a yacht that will allow them to develop skills and techniques useful on a racing yacht. Crew may then join other yacht and compete in the Asian Regattas.

what we do
We teach you how to manage sails, to safety use winches and to trim sails. We introduce you to the main elements of a yacht race :

The start
The first beat (leg)
Rounding Marks Setting Spinnakers
Triming Sails
Sailing Downwind
Sailing Upwind
Basic Tactics
Teamwork

what you learn
You learn how to work as a cohesive member of a team responding to the calls of the slapper tactician or team manager.
By Course end you will be able to

Hoist all the major sails on a boat
Work the winches on the boat
Trim Sails
Understand terminology and some tactics in a race
Chang sails efficieatly
Have a range of new skills
Understand the nature of a race

Your instructor
Your instructor has years of experience coaching sailors of all levels of skill. They will encourage you to slowly aaquire new skills, understanding and technique to enable you to become a proficient member of a racing yacht.
Your instructors will give you tuition in the class room as well as on the water. They will use a variety of media to get across the message! Their main aim is to make this racing course fun as well as useful.

Your Boat
Switchblade

Length:	13 m
Beam:	5.2m
Draft:	2.8m
Number of Cabins:	1
Number of Berths:	12
Number of Sails:	8
Fractional Rig:	1
Displacement 6,000 kg.:	No

Advanced racing skills and techniques

about the course
This course is designed for yachtman with racing experience. The course is designed to enhance the knowledge, skill and technique. This will improve your performance in a yacht race.

what we do
We give you practical and theoretical lessons for two days with a series of mini races each day. We show videos, take video, discuss general and spesfic coaching points. We cover the following

Preparation Sail, Boat, weather
The Start
The First Beat
Mark Rounding
Offwind Sailing
Tides and Current
Wind / Weather
The Final Beat
Tactics - The Yacht Racing Rules
Psyohology of Racing

what you learn
You wil learn a wide variety of things - some which adds to your knowledge and some things that will lead to much greater understanding and performance on the race course in the regattas in Thailand and Asia.
By course end you will know the following:

Good Preparation is key
Te Start Signals
The Rules for Starts / Recalls
Teamwork
Tactics
Sail trimming and handing
Covering
Wind / Tide awareness

Your instructor
Your instructor has years of experience coaching sailors of all levels of skill. They will encourage you to slowly aaquire new skills, understanding and technique to enable you to become a proficient member of a racing yacht.
Your instructors will give you tuition in the class room as well as on the water. They will use a variety of media to get across the message! Their main aim is to make this racing course fun as well as useful.

Your Boat
Firefly

Length:	8 m
Beam:	5.2m
Draft:	0.8m
Number of hulls:	2
Number of Berths:	0
Number of Sails:	4
Catamaran Rig:	1
Displacement 850 kg.:	No

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