To kick start the 2023 AIB Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) Racing Season, UK Sailmakers, in conjunction with the Offshore Racing Academy and INSS, are organising a Pre-Season Race Training day on Saturday, 22nd April.
All keelboats are welcome, and they will pick up tips, tricks, and advice to get the most from their sails in 2023.
The morning starts with a briefing followed by on-the-water training to include:
Windward Leeward course simulations with between three and five starts (depending on numbers)
UK Sailmakers and Irish Offshore Academy crew will be on the water, observing and videoing boats at:
- start line
- beating to the weather mark
- mark rounding
- spinnaker
The afternoon continues with a debrief, discussion, and video footage on mark rounding, start line tactics, and sail trim. The team will look at improving performance based on what they saw on the water.
"DBSC welcomes this great initiative to get boats in the 2023 AIB DBSC sailing season off to a great start", the club's Hon Sec Rosemary Roy told Afloat