Racing Talks

 Adam and Richard Bowers would like to do a series of three consecutive race related Wednesday evening zoom talks. Starting this Wednesday 24 February 7.30pm.  

The subjects they would like to cover are as follows:

Wed 24 Feb at 7.30pm

    1: Starting. The new season “starts” here.

Wed 3 Mar at 7.30pm

    2: Leeward mark rounding. The next beat starts here.

Wed 10 Mar at 7.30pm

    3: Strategy: The plan of action starts here.

Adam will make sure the topics relate to dinghies and keelboats alike.  We will be using video as well as Adam standing in front of the camera. 

To make the sessions as interactive as possible, Richard will be monitoring the chat on zoom and will pass any questions on.

I hope as many of you who are able will come along and support Adam and Richard - they look like very interesting evenings

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