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FWSA Resources

Articles, Tutorials and Videos

Welcome to FWSA’s library of educational materials. Here, you will find information and videos from past FWSA education events, as well as links to online resources related to sailing and race management. Whether you are an educator or a student, we hope you find this collection useful for your goals.

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Rigging and maintenance

–how to rig, reef, fix stuff, trailering, store stuff

Sailing skills and maneuvers

-tacking, gybing, roll tacks, spin sets, docking, fixing spin sets, how to team race, using tell tales. I think these are the how-tos on specific skills

Tactics and strategies

Tactics and strategies

Rules and Race Management

-rules, example and Dave Perry. Anything RC related

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Conditions and prep

–checking weather, tides (and what it means for your course), what to bring/wear. Before race assessments

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Fitness, teamwork and drills

–exercises for practices. Probably could put some of the interclub games used in bad weather here.

Interclub Guidelines

–checking weather, tides (and what it means for your course), what to bring/wear. Before race assessments

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Guidelines for hosting a General or Annual Meeting

–exercises for practices. Probably could put some of the interclub games used in bad weather here.

Holding a Book

Topics for a day of sailing

–How to engage your club on a daily basis.

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