Push your sailing to the limit
Designed for adrenaline junkies. Let's push the boundaries of what is possible out on the water.
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About the course
Sailing Virgins' Performance Sailing Courses are the ultimate sailing experience. Learn how to sail fast aboard high-performance yachts in Brittany, France, sail racing's Mecca, all under the expert instruction of professional offshore racers. Leave this course a better sailor, confident in your ability to handle boats at high speeds.
Next Available Dates:
- TBD - Catamaran TS42 Performance Course
- TBD - Extreme Class 40 Performance Course
- TBD - Monohull Performance Course
Why a Performance Course?
- Learn from a professional offshore racer - Hugo Picard (The Sailing Frenchman)
- Experience living aboard and sailing high performance boats
- Spend a week exploring the Bay of Biscay, the mecca for sail racing
- Bond with a group of like-minded adventurers
- Log over 250 nautical miles, including 2 night passages & 6 days at sea
- Sail faster than you ever have before.
What you will learn:
- How to use a range of sails, for both cruising and racing.
- The best sailing techniques for different hull shapes
- How to handle large sails in sustained wind (25kts)
- How to use performance autopilot
- How to set sailing targets / race goals
- Offshore & coastal racing strategy
- The principals of fast sailing - The CSR (Course - Speed - Rest)
- Weather through a racing lens
- The difference between racing strategy and racing tactics
- How to maximise a boats potential and sail fast!
Push your sailing to the limit!
We think we are the best sailing school in the world, but don’t take our word for it.
Read what past sailors have said…
"Sailing Virgins has been one of the important staples in my transitioning to a sailing career and lifestyle but even if that is not your goal, you simply can not go wrong by sailing with Sailing Virgins. Whether you are attending for class, adventure, or vacation you will get all three in your time with Sailing Virgins. It truly is an epic time that will leave you with withdrawals and an eager desire to get back out there on the water. Sign up with Sailing Virgins; you won’t regret it!"
- Melissa R.
"I'm still not sure how Sailing Virgins managed to combine the most developmental sailing experience I've ever had with an unforgettable, legendary week of adventures...it really is quite impressive. I highly recommend checking them out!"
- Alex L.
“I finally got to join SV for a course. I was lucky enough to get onboard with Hugo in France a couple of weeks back and play around on the TS 42. I came away with some fantastic top tips on squeezing power out of a cat and I learned quite a bit about managing cats in general. I’ve been trained on (and had many, many hours offshore and inshore) on monos but only a few trips on cats. It was great taking advantage of the Med like weather in Brittany to do the course. Great teacher. Great group of students.”
- Matt O.
Challenge Your Skills With a Performance Sailing Course
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