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Is your club looking for ways to get involved with your community? Working with high school sailing teams is a great way for junior sailing programs to reach out to their communities and introduce sailing to youth.

Don’t Forget to Tune the Trailer

By Harold Bauer

Are you ready for the sailing season? You’ve checked the boat out and determined the mast, boom and sails are ready. Rigging is good to go. The hardware is right. Lines are in great shape. Now all you need is to take the boat to the club and put it all together.

Before you take the boat out of the driveway, or the club, you may want to take a look at what’s underneath the trailer. Here are a few things to check before you put your rig on the road.

What Makes Classes Strong?

By Paul Young

Paul Young, President of Rondar UK, gave a presentation entitled “What Makes Classes Strong” at US Sailing’s One-Design Symposium at Bay Head Yacht Club last fall. Rondar has earned a reputation as a pre-eminent builder of fast one-design race boats. Rondar hulls have won world championships in the Contender, the 420, the Fireball, the Enterprise and most notably, the highly competitive 505 class. Eight out of ten 505 World Championships have been won in a Rondar hull. Their reputation for quality and technical expertise is second to none. Rondar is based near Devizes in the county of Wiltshire, UK and produce between 200 and 250 boats a year… Here are 15 tips from Young on how to strengthen your class:

Sailing Fitness with Bow Down Training

Testing your fitness to guide your program design
By Chris Herrera

Racers everywhere are looking for that competitive edge. During the offseason, sailors are turning to physical fitness training that specifically targets their needs, maximizes their abilities and improves their performances. As the official physical trainer of the US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics, Bow Down Training has been developing innovative training techniques that suit sailors needs. Chris Herrera, President and Head Trainer of Bow Down Training has provided US Sailing with a guide on planning your program design.

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A tip on building club membership from Clay Deutsch - A successful club builds D.E.E.P. relationships with its members: Development of a strong membership, Engagement of a high percentage of members, Enrichment of identity and affinity, and Perpetuation of the club.

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Donald Wilson of the Chicago Match Race Center stresses the importance of having high level umpires and race committee personnel at a match race event. Attracting world class umpires and well respected race committee teams are extremely important to an efficient and successful event.

College Sailing - Graham Hall Team Race

By Kelly Stannard

After a closely contested final four round, Georgetown won the Graham Hall Team Race event in a dramatic tiebreaker with Roger Williams. Charleston had a strong three races which helped them edge out Boston College for third place.

The event consisted of a full round robin stage with all 16 teams, which determined the gold and silver rounds. Boston College entered the final four with a record of 15-7, Charleston had a record of 16-6, Georgetown had a record of 18-4 and Roger Williams with a record of 19-3.

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Paul Young reminds you that in order to have a strong boat class you need the following: confidence, communication, clear understanding of your customers,  a focus, strong promotion, forward progression, motivated builders, and to continually modernize.

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Steve Maddox on rope materials - Nylon fibers are strong and stretchable. Its strength and good shock absorbing properties, coupled with its resistance to wear and tear, UV damage and chemicals make it the fiber of choice for anchor ropes and dock lines.

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Regatta management tip by Gary Jobson - What makes a good regatta? Efficient race management, an easy launch, good port, and committed volunteers.