2009
Performance Race Week
The Ultimate in Sailboat
Racing Education
April
26 - May 3, 2009
Pink Shell Beach Resort & Spa, Ft. Myers Beach, FL
Campus
Location
Who
Should Attend
About
North U
What
You Learn
Daily
Action-Packed Schedule
Package
Rates
How
to Enroll • Enroll
Now
Call 800-221-4326
or register online
This
year, you have the option to sail during both morning and
afternoon on-water sessions each day! Your choice. Register to
sail either half-days or full days. Those opting for full-day
on-the-water training will sail in two 3-hour sessions each day
(A and B). If you choose the standard half-day program, you'll
sail for one 3-hour session each day (A or B).
Everyone participates in the midday seminars and evening video
review. See rate grid for pricing details.
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Photograph
by Andrea Watson –
Colgate 26 professional match racing regatta at 2006 Knickerbocker
Cup
Not yet a Racer?
This year at Performance Race Week you can learn racing techniques and skills from scratch in our NEW RACERS FLEET division. Expert Offshore Sailing School instructors will teach you the ABC’s of racing – from learning the rules to getting the most speed out of your boat, to becoming expert skipper and crew – on the boat and in special on-shore seminars. The cost and extras are the same as listed below for Performance Race Week participants. Here's your chance to win in your own NEW RACERS FLEET division. Half-day sessions only. Minimum two boats required (4 participants per boat). |
Imagine
yourself on the white sandy shores of one of the best beaches
in the world. You are sailing the award-winning Colgate
26, learning from world-class sailing educators, staying
at one of Florida's best destination resorts.
In
this regatta series, your performance improves with each race.
Imagine what you can learn with a coach on board, sharing racing
strategies and guiding your every move. From the first night
BBQ to the gala awards dinner, you’re immersed in top-notch
racing.
Six
days of superior on-the-water race training followed by daily
video reviews. Bring your crew and return home a winning team!
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Campus
Location:
Pink
Shell Beach Resort & Spa,
Ft. Myers Beach, Florida
The
Pink Shell Beach Resort & Spa is the premier choice
for families and vacationing couples in Southwest Florida.
A myriad of restaurants and shopping are within a 5-minute
trolley hop or 15-minute walk. Sailors can explore the
Gulf of Mexico’s numerous anchorages and barrier
islands.
This
12-acre resort has served as a grand American beach tradition
for more than 50 years and is a perfect year-round destination.
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Who
Should Attend:
Anyone with a competitive bent,
with a desire to win!
You
never stop learning . . .
Steve Colgate once told a student that had been coming back year
after year, “We don’t have anything else to teach
you.” The student responded, “Vince Lombardi started
every spring training for the Green Bay Packers by drilling the
team on fundamentals. This is my warm up for the coming season!”
Photograph
by Andrea Watson
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Never
raced before? Take the new Fast Track to Performance Racing™
course!
Come Thursday evening before Race Week starts and take
the three-day Offshore Sailing School Performance
Sailing course (Friday, Saturday and Sunday). You’ll
learn more than you can imagine about sailing fast and
handling a spinnaker in preparation for the Performance
Race Week that follows.
Fast
Track to Performance Racing gives you Performance Sailing
and Performance Racing Certification; two courses combined
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Need
to start with the basics?
Want to bring your family or friends along?
We’ve got a host of wonderful courses to get everyone
started – from Learn to Sail to Bareboat Cruising Preparation,
to family-friendly sailing programs – all going on at
the same time. Pick the course that’s right for everyone
and get them hooked on a lifestyle you can all share.
Performance
Race Week is fun, exciting, and full of confidence-building
techniques.
Make a winning decision and call today. If you’ve never
participated in one of our Performance Race Weeks, what are
you waiting for?
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 About
North U
Bill
Gladstone is the Director of Education for North U, and creator
of the North U Tactics and Trim seminars, books and CDs. He has
been teaching sailing and racing since 1973. Bill’s racing
experience covers everything from dinghies to fifties, ponds to
oceans, and foredeck to helm. Graduates of Bill’s programs
are winning races in fleets worldwide.
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Action-Packed Schedule (subject to change)
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Package
Rate Includes:
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Welcome
Happy Hour Party |
You’ll
socialize with fellow sailors at nightly video reviews
of the day’s racing – regatta fun where everyone
wins! Return home with the knowledge to make boat handling
second nature and boat speed second to none.
With
the combination of North U’s renowned racing seminars
and expert guest instructors, Offshore’s top-notch
racing instructors, one-design class Colgate 26’s
and Florida’s outstanding spring sailing conditions,
Performance Race Week is truly a winning experience.
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BBQ
Tuesday night |
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Complete
Offshore/North U curriculum |
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Performance
and racing instructions each day |
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10
hours of classroom seminars |
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3
hours instructional video review |
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7
nights in a beautiful room at Pink Shell Beach Resort, and
room sales tax |
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North
U textbooks & Colgate Sailing Certification sticker |
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Commemorative
2009 Performance Race Week polo shirt |
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Regatta
for silver prizes |
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Party
and prize presentation dinner on final night |
Here is the cost of your complete package including your course tuition and items listed above, with your choice of accommodations ashore.
Package
Rates (per person):
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 How
to Enroll...
Email
us, call and speak with one of our expert sailing advisors, or
register online. Only one Race Week will be presented this year
– sign up early with a 30% deposit to hold your spot!
800-221-4326
sail@offshoresailing.com
www.offshoresailing.com
Enroll
Now
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