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Fleet Racing
Flying Scot One-Design Fleet
The Flying Scot is a 2-3 person versatile daysailer dinghy often used for pleasure sailing and racing nationwide. It is safe, easy to rig, stable, and is an excellent boat for families while also being competitive. The Flying Scot class holds several regattas and events across the nation each year that members can attend.
Jet-14 One-Design Fleet
The Jet-14 one design is a high performance two-person dinghy built for all variations of wind conditions. They are simple to rig, stable, and affordable. The Jet-14 class holds several regattas throughout the year at varying locations across Midwest, Northeast, and mid-Atlantic including Nationals each summer. These events offer racing opportunities and create camaraderie between members.
Portsmouth Handicap Fleet
Portsmouth Yardstick Handicap Racing Fleet is a handicapping system used for yacht racing in North America. It allows dissimilar classes of sailboats to be raced against one another. ASC has boats from 12' - 26' in this Fleet.
Junior Fleets
Asheville Youth Sailing juniors compete a number of classes including teh C420, Sunfish, Laser, O'pen Skiff, and Optimist Dinghy. Asheville Youth Sailing is nearly year-round with opportunities to compete at every level. For more information about Youth Sailing go to: ashevilleyouthsailing.org
Race Seminar 2023
March 4, 11, 18, and 25
Meets Saturday afternoon from 1pm - 4pm.
This seminar is for beginner and intermediate racers and is open to all classes of boats. The session will consist of 15-30 minutes of chalk talk followed by on-the-water drills. The first session will cover starting and buoy rounding. The second session will cover upwind techniques. The third session will cover off wind techniques. The last Saturday seminar will be used as a backup weather day. Sailors will need to have their own boats. There will be a few program-owned boats available for use.
Sailors should be members of Asheville Sailing Club - being a new member is A-OK!
You must be able to control your boat. Boats need to be rigged and already launched by 1:00 pm
By donation per boat. Donations will go towards an additional Asheville Sailing Club safety boat.
(Registration currently not open) Click this link to register: Adult Racing Seminar then click on Adult Racing Seminar
Principle Race Officer Seminars 2023
April 1, and 2
Meets Saturday or Sunday afternoon from 1pm - 4pm.
This seminar is for local Asheville Sailing Club members and family members to successfully run a local club regatta. The two sessions are totally separate. You only need to attend one. The seminar will NOT certify you for US Sailing PRO duties. The items that will be covered is where and how to set up the marks, run the starting sequence. We will complete water recovery capsize drill.
There will be no fee for these seminars.
(Registration currently not open) To register for session 1 Saturday : PRO Seminar Session 1
(Registration currently not open) To register for session 2 Sunday : PRO Seminar Session 2
Adult Boat Handling Clinic 2023
May 3, 10, 17, and 24
Meets Wednesday evenings from 5pm - 8pm.
This workshop is for beginner or intermediate sailors regardless of their interest in racing. We will use the US Sailing Curriculum from rigging to "going fast" and all the points of sail in between. Sailors will sail program-owned boats for safety and consistency, so boat ownership is not required!
Sailors should be members of Asheville Sailing Club - being a new member is A-OK!
Limited to the first 12 people to register.
$310 per person
(Registration currently not open) Link for registration Select Adult Learn to Sail
Family Sailing Workshop
June 6 - 10
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 5:00pm - Sunset
This workshop is for beginner or intermediate sailing families regardless of their interest in racing. We will use the US Sailing Curriculum from rigging to "going fast" and all the points of sail in between. Sailors will sail program-owned boats for safety and consistency so boat ownership is not required!
First-timers welcome, but you must join the Asheville Sailing Club for $50 per year.
$310 per boat (not person, unless you are single-handing!)
(Registration currently not open) Link for registration Select Family Sailing Workshop
Join or renew US Sailing Membership using Sailing Club MVP ID: 754468J