The Raymarine Warsash Spring Series 2011 is the perfect opportunity to get into the yacht racing scene or brush up your skills ready for the busy season ahead.

Warsash Spring Series racing takes place over six Sundays in March and April, and our programme includes four days of race training over a weekend and two Saturdays.

Each Warsash Spring Series race usually lasts three to four hours around courses in the Solent. Spring Series racing is competitive and exciting with all classes of yachts represented.

If you have never raced before then the Raymarine Warsash Spring Series is ideal to get you into the sport. The Spring Series offers short races with plenty of training and race practice prior, and a race skipper that knows how to impart knowledge and wants you to learn.

Warsash Spring Series Training and race practice

The Warsash Spring Series team will train for two full weekends in February and March then on the Saturday before the first race, thats five days of top class coaching.

Yacht Race Training Content:

Preparation and set up of yacht

Crew preparation and briefing
Introduction to racing rules
Race strategy/ weather tides
Navigation
Effective use of instruments and GPS
Starting techniques
Starts
Upwind boat handling – tacking/trimming sails
Downwind boat handling – gybing/trimming sails including spinnaker work
Boat trim  

Ability afterwards:

Effective crewmember on an inshore race yacht. Sail trim, spinnaker trim, bowman, mast-man & pit

Warsash Spring Series Package

• Accommodation on board
• Berthing fees
• Food whilst training (breakfast and lunch)
• Food whilst racing (breakfast and lunch)
• Race entry fees
• Race skipper and first mate 

Warsash Spring Series Price:  £995.00 for the full series or £200 per race