Etchells Fleet 27 and J-24 Fleet 43 are bringing sailing coach, match racing champion, sailing rules guru, and author Dave Perry to Falmouth to lead a sailboat racing clinic sponsored by Portland Yacht Club on July 29-31, 2019. The racing clinic comprises several events spanning three days:
- Racing Rules and Tactics Seminar, “The Rules from Start to Finish“
- Dave Coaches Junior Sailing Tuesday (420’s) & Wednesday (Opti’s)
- Dave Leads Race Officials Roundtable
- Dave Coaches Etchells Tuesday Evening Racing, followed by Video Debrief
- Dave Coaches J-24 Wednesday Evening Racing, followed by Video Debrief.
Open and view the flyer for the Dave Perry Clinic.
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Tickets….
But, you will need tickets to attend The Rules from Start to Finish seminar on Monday evening, July 29. These general admission tickets go on sale in June to Etchells and J-24 Fleet members. The remaining general admission tickets will be offered to the sailing public starting July 1st.
There are a limited number seats in PYC for the rules and tactics seminar. Once these tickets are sold out, that is all there are. So, buy your tickets early. Ticket prices and options are listed in the flyer for the clinic.
For additional information, contact:
Matt Blake (Etchells)
(561) 275-8090
or
Erica Beck Spencer (J-24)
(207) 899-4113
A Raffle to Ride with Dave Perry on the Coach’s Boat
Just as with theater, opera, ballet, and symphony performances, tickets to Dave Perry’s Racing Clinic cover only a fraction of the cost of the production. Making up the revenue gap depends on generous contributions from loyal and enthusiastic participants and supporters. As an avenue for donations, we are providing a series of raffles with prizes consisting of “crewing” in the coach’s boat alongside Dave Perry during one of the three half-day Junior Sailing classes or during the Etchells or J-24 senior racing evenings. Each of five raffles will be provided with 2 prized “crewing” positions on the coach’s boat:
- Tuesday morning Junior 420 Class
- Tuesday Afternoon Junior 420 Class
- Tuesday Evening Senior Etchells Racing
- Wednesday Morning Junior Optimist Class
- Wednesday Evening Senior J-24 Racing.
Imagine riding alongside famed Olympic and America’s Cup coach Dave Perry for a few hours while he helps your junior sailor improve her sailing skills. Priceless!
Look for raffle ticket sales around the club, and please support this event by purchasing as many as you can.
- $5 for a single raffle ticket
- $20 for five tickets
- $100 for 30 tickets.
For additional information, contact:
Matt Blake (561) 275-8090
or
Erica Beck Spencer (207) 899-4113
A Full Agenda for Dave Perry’s Racing Clinic
Monday Evening Rules & Tactics Seminar
On Monday, July 29, Dave will hold his entertaining and popular racing rules and tactics seminar at PYC. Pizza will be provided at 6:00 to help quash the after-work hunger pangs. Dave’s presentation will start at 6:30 and run until 9:30 or 10:00, including audience Q&A. The seminar is based on the following theme:
The Rules from Start to Finish – this is an entertaining and informative look at situations around the race course where it helps to know the rules. Dave discusses the rules and the tactics in each situation with a look to how to maximize winning tactics with an increased rules knowledge, and includes spectacular video of many of the tactical situations he discusses. These talks are particularly useful for crews to help them understand better what will happen next and what information the skipper needs to know.
Junior Sailing Coaching
Dave Perry will coach the PYC and SailMaine Junior Sailing Programs morning and afternoon on Tuesday, July 30, and in the morning on Wednesday, July 31. Dave will customize these coaching sessions for the sailors based on discussions with the sailing programs’ staff and instructors. Tuesday, Dave will focus on the 420 sailors and help them prepare for the State Championships later in the week. On Wednesday morning, Dave will coach the Optimist sailors, some of whom will be fresh off their regatta at the state championships.
Tuesday Evening Etchells Racing & Video Debrief
Dave Perry will coach the Etchells sailors during Fleet 27’s evening racing on Tuesday, July 30. Following the races, Dave will highlight issues and critique the fleet with what he promises to be a light-hearted and humorous, but educational post-race video debrief.
The event will start at PYC at 4:30 PM where Dave will introduce himself and describe what he plans to do. We will head out to the boats and race our normal schedule of races. Dave will provide advice to the racing fleet using his loud hailer.
Following the racing, Dave will conduct a post-race video debrief of the race with the goal to help everyone improve their decision making and skills around the course.
If the weather results in race cancellation, Dave will select one of his entertaining and informative tactics presentations to present to the audience.
Wednesday Afternoon Race Officials Roundtable
Dave organizes interactive exercises and in-depth discussions on how the rules apply to the work of race officials (running races, hearing protests, on-water judging and umpiring, etc.). Dave brings his “sailor’s point of view” to the discussion as well as his “two feet in the rule book” approach. These workshops/roundtables are excellent opportunities for like-minded people to get together and discuss complex issues, as well as perfect opportunities for people with little to no experience as a race official. Note: these are not part of the US Sailing race official certification or re-certification process and accrue no credit towards certification.
- Held at PYC clubhouse
- Starts at 2PM
- Ends at ~4PM
- Free to all.
Wednesday Evening J-24 Racing & Video Debrief
Dave Perry will coach the J-24 sailors during Fleet 43’s evening racing on Wednesday, July 31. Following the races, Dave will highlight issues and critique the fleet with what he promises to be a light-hearted and humorous, but educational post-race video debrief.
The event will start at PYC at 4:30 PM where Dave will introduce himself and describe what he plans to do. The fleet will head out to the boats and race a normal schedule of races. Dave will provide advice to the racing fleet using his loud hailer.
Following the racing, Dave will conduct a post-race video debrief of the race with the goal to help everyone improve their decision making and skills around the course.
If the weather results in race cancellation, Dave will select one of his entertaining and informative tactics presentations to present to the audience.
Dave is Prepared if Weather Cancels Sailing or Racing Session
The nature of this event means there are can be no refunds if the weather does not cooperate. If sailing is abandoned for weather, or any other reason, Dave will substitute one of his popular shoreside programs. Dave can present on many different topics. Some of his most popular presentations are:
Tactics in Crowds! – an advanced and humorous look at tactical positioning at key areas around the race course (start, windward mark and leeward mark), with an analysis of the applicable rules and decision making process in each. Dave includes spectacular video of all the tactical situations he discusses. This is an enjoyable presentation for all levels of racers, and for non-racer supporters. When done in a Full Day Program, Dave creates an actual race customized to the conditions in the local area, and participants sail the race making all the tactical and strategic decisions from start to finish, with Dave’s feedback. The title can also be finessed to emphasize more that it’s a strategy and decision making focus, something like “Winning Race Strategies and How the Top Teams Make Decisions.”
Preparing for a Protest Hearing – One would not go into court without a lawyer and without being prepared. But sailors normally go into the protest room on their own and with little preparation, and often the results are frustrating. In this presentation, Dave creates a mock protest hearing, with the participants being the parties and the protest committee. Through this engaging and often humorous format, Dave goes through the important technical rules in Part 5, Section B of the rule book; and more importantly gives lots of tips on how best to present ones’ case, defend oneself, deal with witnesses and hear the protest as a member of the protest committee.
Building a Winning Team – an in-depth look at how to put together a winning team, and how to operate as one. Through humorous role plays and extensive scenario analysis, Dave fleshes out the key roles on a boat, and shows how there is a role for everyone. In addition, he shares proven communication and decision-making systems used by the top teams, and explores the interpersonal dynamics which can often mean the difference between success and disaster.
About Dave Perry
Dave grew up on Long Island Sound in Connecticut, racing Lightnings. He received his undergraduate degree at Yale University, and has received an honorary Doctorate of Education from Piedmont College. He is Chairman of the US SAILING Appeals Committee, and is a National Judge.
He has authored three books on the sport, Understanding the Racing Rules of Sailing, Winning in One-Designs, and Dave Perry’s 100 Best Racing Rules Quizzes. He is a two-time All American sailor and Intercollegiate Dinghy National Champion, 5th place finisher at the 1979 Laser Worlds, two-time Congressional Cup winner (1983 & 84), Bronze Medalist in the 1983 Pan Am Games, Silver Medalist in the 1983 Soling Pre-Olympic regatta, 2003 Ideal 18 North American champion, and a five-time winner of the U.S. Match Racing Championship for the Prince of Wales Trophy.
He is a member of the Sailing World Hall of Fame, and recipient of US SAILING’s W. Van Alan Clark, Jr. Trophy for Sportsmanship and Captain Joe Prosser Award for Excellence in Sailing Instruction. A US Sailing Senior Certified Judge and member of the US Sailing Appeals Committee, he was the Rules Advisor for Victory Challenge and Artemis Racing, Sweden’s 2007, 2013 and 2017 America’s Cup Teams, and the Rules Advisor for the 2008 and 2012 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team. He has conducted hundreds of “rules talks” and seminars on the sport, and is best known for his clear, humorous and highly interactive presentations.