We have two Racing Training courses, entry level and next level, each formatted to give you different tools and upskill you to be an effective crew member in racing and regattas.
2-Day Entry Level Racing Training course
This course is designed to refresh and upskill participants for racing and regattas concentrating on 2 sails – Main and Jib. Must have completed a Learn to Sail course or be referred by someone that can be verified by Wellington Ocean Sports for minimum sailing knowledge and experience. The training provides an opportunity to revise and consolidate the knowledge and skills you have already gained, and introducing you to yacht racing.
Modules
You will put into practice the following key elements:
- crew roles, role rotation, teamwork & communication
- sail tuning & boat handling
- wind awareness
- race starts
- racing rules
3-Day Next Level Racing Training course
This course is designed to refresh and upskill participants for racing and regattas using all 3 sails – Main, Jib and Spinnaker. Must have completed the 2-day Entry Level Race Training course or be referred by someone that can be verified by Wellington Ocean Sports for minimum racing knowledge and experience. The training provides an opportunity to further increase your skills with special emphasis on the Spinnaker.
Modules
You will put into practice the following key elements:
- crew roles, role rotation, teamwork & communication
- sail tuning & boat handling
- spinnaker hoists, gybes, drops
- wind awareness
- race starts
- racing rules
Please note, course prices will be increased in response to business costs and demands from October 2024.
Upcoming courses
2-day Entry Level Racing Training course:
- More to be scheduled – check back in September 2025
3-day Next Level Racing Training course:
- More to be scheduled – check back in September 2025
To book, please select the course start date and number of people attending from the book now box on this page. If you need help check out our booking help. Please note all courses are subject to minimum booking numbers to run.
If these course times don’t suit please email ocean@rpnyc.org.nz to be notified when new courses are scheduled.
What to wear
This course has an on-the-water component. Dress warmly, even in summer. A wool or polypropylene base layer is a good idea, with at least one more warm layer on top. We provide you with a good quality set of breathable waterproof gear (pants and jacket) along with a lifejacket. A hat and sunglasses are also a good idea. Make sure that you have a strap or similar so that you don’t lose these overboard![/tab]
Weather information
We are subject to the joys and challenges of Wellington’s wind and weather. Course components are flexible and instructors will use their best judgement to adjust the course components to suit the weather. If the weather is unsuitable for sailing, often we can get ahead on some of the classroom based sessions. On rare occasions where we have sustained bad weather we may have to reschedule a session.