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Start Racing
A course for complete racing beginners |
Intermediate Racing
Compete at regional meets, with a rounded understanding of pre-, during and post-race knowledge |
Advanced Racing
The highest certificate in the racing scheme. Students on this course should be regular, experienced racers |
| Assumed knowledge |
No prior racing knowledge is required, but students must hold a Stage 1 certificate from the youth windsurfing scheme or Start Windsurfing from the National Windsurfing Scheme |
One or two seasons racing experience at club or regional level |
Two season or more experience at regional or national |
| Course content |
Building general racing knowledge: racing information (courses, rules, starting, tactics and strategy), pre-race preparation (equipment, health and fitness) and racing techniques (starting, developing speed, turning and tactic strategy) |
Using rules to your advantage, gaining advantage on the start line, enhanced tactics and strategies, and pre-race preparation. How to use your equipment efficiently round the course, recognising windshifts, mark rounding and covering the opposition |
A high level of racing knowledge (rules, starting, tactics and strategy), pre-race preparation (equipment, health and fitness), mental preparation and techniques (starting, developing speed, pumping, turning, tactics and strategy) |
| Ability after course |
On completing Start Racing, you will have basic knowledge in racing rules, courses, tactics, pre-race preparation and racing techniques. Providing you with the practical skills to race around a course in a small fleet and understand the starting procedure and course configuration |
The knowledge and practical experience gained on this course will enable you to race around a course, make race decisions based on rules and strategy, with an awareness of other competitors |
An advanced racing certificate shows you have the skills to prepare yourself for, and race around, a course in a large fleet, making decisions, using rules, tactics and strategy, both in regards to your own sailing and that of the fleet |