Racing and Foiling - Advanced Intermediate L2.5 Windsurfing with Adam

Prerequisites:

• registered as a UBC Sailing Club member for the current season
• at least 10 times on the water in a range of conditions after completing intermediate windsurfing
• ability to sail upwind with and without a centreboard
• able to tack, gybe, and use a harness
• thick long-legged wetsuit

If the class does not reach the minimum required number of registrants, we will cancel the class to avoid running it at a financial loss to the club. You will be notified of a canceled class about 24 hours before the start of the first session.

Advanced Intermediate L2.5 windsurfing lessons aim to introduce you to racing and foiling, helping you sail faster and more efficiently on smaller boards, and to prepare you for participating in Jericho races. This course covers:

• Introductory theory on racing and foiling.
• Review of shortboard sailing without a centreboard.
• Race practice on Mistral longboards.
• Foil practice on beginner Yalla boards.
• Club procedures and policies including L2.5 windsurfing zone, maximum wind speeds for L2.5 windsurfing, signing out and returning gear at Jericho, inspecting and reporting damage.

To pass the course, your instructor must feel confident in your ability to do the following:

• Demonstrate basic understanding of racing rules and how to safely handle foiling equipment.
• Able to sail upwind on a shortboard without a centreboard and sail upwind very efficiently on a longboard with a centreboard.
• Take proper care of the lighter and more delicate L2.5 equipment in a safe manner, including thorough inspection before and after use.
• Know right-of-way, show awareness of your surroundings on the water, avoid obstacles and stay within the L2.5 area.
• Ready to participate in Jericho races on a Tahe/Bic Breeze longboard.
• Select appropriate gear for the conditions.
• Be able to self-rescue back to shore at any point.

For you to pass this course, your instructor must see that you can demonstrate all of the above and they must feel confident that you can safely launch and return to shore at Jericho.

Conditions and skill-level permitting, we may join the Sunday race as a windsurfing fleet. This will be at the discretion of your instructor.

If you are unsure if this is the right class for you, feel free to contact our head instructor at headinstructor@ubcsailing.org or hello@ubcsailing.org.

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