As you become confident in your basic sail setup and helming skills, then you'll be ready to move on to refining your boat handling. If you ever have the chance to witness your local collegiate sailing team's practice sessions, you will probably see the team executing tacks in rapid succession with the coach urging the sailors on between his whistle blasts. While drills that emphasize the repetition of boat-handling skills are great for sailors who have mastered all the mechanics of these skills, they are often detrimental to sailors who are just learning the proper mechanics. The event is co-sponsored by the Pacific Coast Sailing Foundation and the California International Sailing Association. Fully half of the 2000 US Olympic Sailing Team hails from California, and all have been invited to attend, as well as teammates from Oregon, Washington and Hawaii.
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But you can improve your boat's performance with quality racing sails at a price that is truly affordable. Let the professionals at Ullman Sails help move your program to the next level. The Whitbread 60 racers whose adventures have held followers breathless in the Whitbread Round the World Race will find the welcome mat out for next summer's 41st Transpacific Yacht Race from Los Angeles to Honolulu. But the race concept and the designs remain at the extremities of the sport and are a closely tailored fit for Transpac 2001, according to TP Yacht Club Commodore Sandy Martin. If a few of them enter they could have their own class.