Sail Power for Cruisers

with

Lisa & Andy Batchelor

Kinetic Sailing

Explore sail configurations and controls for optimal boat speed and balance for cruising monohulls and catamarans.

90-Minute Live Session

On Demand Replay Available

Live Q&A

Have you ever thought that your cruising sailboat is slow, or that you are motoring too much? Maybe you’re not quite sure which sail controls to tweak to improve your boat’s performance. This online class, taught by Captains Lisa & Andy Batchelor, will help answer those questions and empower you to improve your boat's speed and efficiency while under sail. Whether you are a new sailor or an experienced skipper, you'll benefit from the skills and techniques taught in this class on your next sailing trip.

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Sail Power for Cruisers

Online class overview

Learn the fundamentals needed to achieve optimal boat speed and balance. Learn about different types of sails and their relative advantages. Understand how true and apparent wind affects your sail trim, and how that trim varies if sailing upwind or downwind. After this class, you will be itching to get out on the water to experiment with new sail trim techniques.

Who is this online class for?

This online class is suitable for all levels of sailors who’d like to improve their understanding and skills to make their boats sail faster, more efficiently, and more comfortably. It is an excellent complement to all ASA sailing courses.

List of topics:

Headsail And Mainsail Trim
Angle Of Attack
Twist
Why And How
Mainsheet, Vang, Traveler Controls
Jib Car Position
Boat Balance
Weather Helm
Preventers And Boom Brakes
Reefing
Heavy Weather Tactics
Cruising Sail Combinations For Upwind, Reaching And Downwind

Your Host

Lisa & Andy Batchelor

Captains Andy Batchelor and Lisa Batchelor Frailey are both life-long sailors and retired military officers. Andy served in the Royal Air Force in aviation and intelligence, and Lisa served in the US Navy in aviation, meteorology and oceanography – a combination of skills which have proved very useful to sailing and passagemaking. They founded and operated Sail Solomons ASA school and charter base, receiving numerous awards for ASA Outstanding School and Outstanding Instructors.Andy and Lisa wrote ASA’s textbooks for Bareboat Cruising and Catamaran Cruising, and are the primary contributors to ASA’s Advanced Cruising and Seamanship text.

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@ 4:30 PM PT / 7:30 PM ET (90 min)

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On-Demand Access

All registrations include unlimited on-demand access to the recordings of the live online class. So if you are unable to attend live you can still register and watch at your leisure.

ASA MEMBER DISCOUNT

American Sailing Members can claim their discount in the Member Portal. If you’re not a current member then for only $59/year you can join or renew today!