Educational Videos
Jan. 12, 2026 FWSA Education Seminar
Jan. 12, 2026 FWSA Education Seminar


Flag Presentation by Miriam Staveley

High Wind Sailing Techniques by Lisa Ehrhart

Physics of Sailing by Emily Wagner

Team Racing by Carrie Greene
Team Racing Resources


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TheWindlasses ZOOM EDUCATION TEAM RACING #3 April 2023

Team Racing Enthusiasts!
How to sail a Sunfish - Beginners
How to trim a Sunfish
How to tack a Sunfish
Posture in a Sunfish
How to jibe a Sunfish
Dave Perry
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Dave grew up at the Pequot (PEE-quat) YC in Southport, CT, developing his love for sailing in Blue Jays, Lightnings and Lasers
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He was a 2x All American and captain of Dinghy National Championship Team at Yale
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He’s a 5 time Match Racing National Champion and 2-time winner of the Congressional Cup
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He was second at the 1984 Olympic Trials in the Soling
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He’s a National Judge and Chair of the US Sailing Appeals Committee
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He has been the Rules Advisor to several Olympic and America’s Cup Teams, including the US Sailing Team at the 2024 Olympic Games
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In 2020 Dave received US Sailing’s most prestigious award, the Nathaneal Herreshoff Award for outstanding contribution to the sport, and was inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame
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Dave’s authored three books explaining the rules and tactics of the sport which are popular throughout the world

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