LWSA Sailing School

LW Sailing Association · 06-22-2009, 11:28 AM

Lake Winnipesaukee Sailing Association Sailing School
Gilford, NH – The Lake Winnipesaukee Sailing Association kicks off its 2009 Youth Sailing School on Monday, June 29. Over 2000 young sailors have learned to sail in the program since 1988. Full day classes in one-week and two-week blocks are offered for 8 – 16 year olds at all levels of experience. Students interested in racing may take a one-week course to sharpen their skills. This class is designed to cover all aspects of sailboat racing, and includes classroom instruction, on-the-water instruction, drills, and actual races. These closely-coached classes cover starting, buoy rounding, boat speed, tactics, strategy, and the rules of racing. Participants will have the opportunity to compete in youth regattas elsewhere in New England. A Wednesday evening Youth Racing Club is open to any sailor who can demonstrate boat-handling skills.

The 2009 LWSA Sailing School will operate under the direction of Anthony Sperrazo, a local sports coach and educator. The Head Sailing instructor is James Unsworth from Lake Champlain, VT. Unsworth is a USSA certified instructor and has been an instructor at the Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center and head sailing coach at the Lake Champlain Yacht Club. He also has sailing experience on the Roger Williams University Sailing Team, raced in the International Lightning Class, and placed 4th in the 2004 US Sailing Sears Cup National Championship. The staff of instructors under Unsworth learned to sail in the LWSA Sailing School program. RJ Darabant, a US Sailing certified instructor, is returning for his second summer as an instructor. Newly certified staff instructors are Carson Quigley and Alex Stowe of Gilford.

The classes are based at Fay’s Boat Yard, Inc. on Varney Point Road in Gilford. For further information and registration materials visit the LWSA website at www.lwsa.org, email the LWSA at sailing-school@lwsa.org or phone 603-584-1173.

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LW Sailing Association Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	LWSA Sailing School Lake Winnipesaukee Sailing Association Sailing School Gilford, NH – The Lake Winnipesaukee Sailing Association kicks off its 2009 Youth Sailing School on Monday, June 29. Over 2000 young sailors have learned to sail in the program since 1988. Full day classes in one-week and two-week blocks are offered for 8 – 16 year olds at all levels of experience. Students interested in racing may take a one-week course to sharpen their skills. This class is designed to cover all aspects of sailboat racing, and includes classroom instruction, on-the-water instruction, drills, and actual races. These closely-coached classes cover starting, buoy rounding, boat speed, tactics, strategy, and the rules of racing. Participants will have the opportunity to compete in youth regattas elsewhere in New England. A Wednesday evening Youth Racing Club is open to any sailor who can demonstrate boat-handling skills. The 2009 LWSA Sailing School will operate under the direction of Anthony Sperrazo, a local sports coach and educator. The Head Sailing instructor is James Unsworth from Lake Champlain, VT. Unsworth is a USSA certified instructor and has been an instructor at the Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center and head sailing coach at the Lake Champlain Yacht Club. He also has sailing experience on the Roger Williams University Sailing Team, raced in the International Lightning Class, and placed 4th in the 2004 US Sailing Sears Cup National Championship. The staff of instructors under Unsworth learned to sail in the LWSA Sailing School program. RJ Darabant, a US Sailing certified instructor, is returning for his second summer as an instructor. Newly certified staff instructors are Carson Quigley and Alex Stowe of Gilford. The classes are based at Fay’s Boat Yard, Inc. on Varney Point Road in Gilford. For further information and registration materials visit the LWSA website at www.lwsa.org, email the LWSA at sailing-school@lwsa.org or phone 603-584-1173.