This course requires Bareboat Cruising

After a weekend on the J/105, you'll surely appreciate what this incredible performance yacht can do! Due in large part to its construction, both above and below the waterline, this asymmetrical sport boat offers a steady ride at incredible speeds. Not many boats rival its upwind as well as down wind performance.

TOPICS COVERED

• Backstay Adjusters

  Utilizing hydraulic backstay adjusters

• Retractable Bowsprits

  Proper use of the retractable bowsprit

• Propellers

  Managing the folding propeller

• Mainsheet Assemblies

  Fine Tuning coarse and fine tune mainsheet assemblies

• Setting The Spinnaker

  Setting the Asymmetrical Spinnaker
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• Trimming

  Asymmetrical spinnaker trimming

• Sailing Low

  Sailing low with an assymetrical effectively

• Inside-out

  Inside-out gybing of the asymmetrical spinnaker

• Dousing

  Dousing the asymmetrical spinnaker safely to leeward and to windward

• Weather

  Heavy weather sail trim

• Wind Fluctuations

  Apparent wind fluctuations at speed

• Broaching

  Broach avoidance and recovery

• Fine-Tuning

  Using the wind direction and speed instruments to fine tune your performance