North Sails

  • TRIM WEBINAR


    Speed Wins Races. Now is the time to Learn Fast... Now you can get Fast on-line!

    Here's what you'll get:
    - A full day (Saturday, March 24, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm edt) or two evening (Tuesday, March 27 & Thursday, March 29, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm edt) seminar with North U Director Bill Gladstone.
    Bill Gladstone - Author of the North U Books and Discs© Bill Gladstone
    - The ability to return and review the course on-line at your leisure.
    - Option to add the North U Trim book ($20) or Trim Disc ($35) to your enrollment - Saving you $5 each! (Includes postage in North America.)
    - $30 Discount for US SAILING Members. US Sailing Number needed under "Comments"
    - If you join US SAILING at the time of your enrollment either on line or by phone, you can immediately take the US SAILING member discount for the seminar! Select the Join US SAILING Option.

    - Risk Free Pre-Registration.  Full refund if you cancel.

    North U. Racing TRIM Webinar

    When you register for the North U Racing Trim Webinar you'll receive log-in information.  On the date of the seminar you'll need a computer with a broadband internet connection. You can use headphones and microphone, or built in sound. You'll be able to ask and answer questions by voice and/or in a chat window.

    Race and Win

    Bicycles, bobsleds, sailboats. No matter what you race, you've got to be fast to win. If it's sailboats you race, then the North U Trim Seminar is for you. North U Trim Seminars teach the latest in racing skills with an emphasis on practical, proven, real world techniques that will help you win.

    Championship Performance

    You will learn the fundamentals of upwind performance, plus advanced techniques that balance angle of attack, sail depth, and twist in both the main and jib in order to optimize speed and pointing in all conditions. Through animated graphics, photos, and video you will see how the champions do it.

    In addition, the course covers the latest in spinnaker trim and control for both conventional and asymmetric spinnakers.

    There's More...

    But that is not all! The course also teaches proven boat handling methods that put you in control. You'll see how to set, jibe, and douse all types of spinnakers in all kinds of weather. You will leave with the tools to make your boat handling second nature, and your boat speed second to none.

    © Bill Gladstone


    North U Trim book

    Written by Bill Gladstone, the North U Trim Book covers every facet of sail trim, boat speed, and boat handling. It is the compliment to the acclaimed Performance Racing Tactics. The new sixth edition includes over 200 information packed pages. Sections on Trim Solutions solve the most baffling problems in performance, while the boat handling sections show how you can turn your crew into a cohesive team. Excerpts have appeared in SAIL, Sailing World, and Yachting.

    North U Trim Disc

    Our revised Trim Disc shows sail trim and boat handling in full motion. The Trim Disc includes full motion animation, photos, and new video segments. You'll see how changes in trim change performance, and learn the latest in boat handling. We use the TRIM Disc to teach the class.

    Top Instructors

    Not every great sailor is a good teacher. Our Webinar leader is North U. Director Bill Gladstone. He wrote the book (and programmed the Disc). The focus is on your sailing, not sea stories. Bring your questions... Take away answers.

    Pricing

    Trim Webinars are $115 for skippers, $85 for crew and for US Sailing members.

    Sign Up

    Enrollment is Limited. Register Now to Hold Your Space.

    Class Outline


    Introduction
    • The Racing Pyramid
    • Performance Analysis
    Upwind Boat Handling
    • Tacking in all conditions
    • Proper Ducks and Lee-Bows
    Upwind Sail Trim
    • Theory in Brief
    • Goal Oriented Trim
    • Genoa Trim
    • Mainsail Trim
    • Helmsmanship
    • Target Boat Speed
    • Total Power Trim
    • Trim, Speed, Balance
    • Trim Solutions
    Downwind Boat Handling
    • Spinnaker Sets
    • Spinnaker Douses
    • Spinnaker Jibes
    • Asymmetric Spinnaker Handling
    • Poled Asymmetric Handling
    Downwind Trim
    • Initial Spinnaker Trim
    • Reaching Trim
    • Running Trim
    • Asymmetric Sprit Trim
    • Poled Asymmetric Trim
    Conclusion
    • A Tactical Wizard
    TRIM WEBINAR Registration
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