the performance sailing school & clubsan francisco / puerto vallarta

The Performance Sailing School & Club San Francisco / Puerto Vallarta


Discover the Possibilities.


J World was founded in 1981 to teach sailors how to get around the racecourse faster.

Sure, we teach everything from beginning sailing to offshore cruising, but our roots are in racing.

No other organization in the world even comes close to the experience of J World!


We are able to boast about winners in numerous grand-prix sailing events, from class championships to international grand-prix competitions, including such events as:

…and that’s just our Alumni!

Transpac

Many National & World Champs

Key West Race Week(Class winners, and Boat of the Week)

SORC/Miami Race WeekThe Lipton CupPort Huron-MackinacNewport - EnsenadaYachting Cup

And too many NOOD’s and J-Fests to count…

Big Boat Series

North Sails Race Week


Our coaches have included more world champions, Olympic medalists, collegiate All-Americans, and

America’s Cup crews than we can even keep track of!

Our staff are not only great sailors, they are great coaches.

They know what it takes to put together a winning team, and they know how to get the information across in a

positive, constructive, and challenging manner.


Learn About Sail TrimAt J World, you will learn how to trim sails for maximum

efficiency through a wide range of conditions.

Power up for light breeze. Shift gears when the wind starts to build. Twist off for chop. Go into point mode off the

line. Foot off to get out of the current, or to the next shift faster.

No problem, after J World.


Learn About Sail Handling

Sets. Gybes. Takedowns. Conventional. Asymetrical.

Spinnaker work galore.


Learn About Racing Strategy

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Wind Direction

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30°

40° 40°

30°

50°



Learn About Racing Tactics


Lee Bow

Defensive Strategy

Identify the threat early

Put your bow down to force the early tack.

Use the speed increase to gain height to weather while the other boat is slipping.

Starboard!

Learn About Racing Tactics


Learn About Starting

At J World, you will experience more starts in one day than most racers get in a whole season!

You will have a coach aboard your boat the whole time, making sure you learn the skills necessary to

get you off the line quickly!



Starboard Tack

Heading210 degrees

Port Tack Heading

30 degrees

Magic Number

300 degrees


Zone

4

Zone

3

Zone

1 Zone

2 2.5



Learn About The Racing Rules

Gain confidence through an understanding of the Racing Rules of Sailing

But you won’t just read about them… you will experience them in real life, on-the-water situations.

So when the racing gets tight, you will have the knowledge and confidence to pull through with success!


Learn About The Racing Rules

Passing Marks and Obstructions (Rule 18)

Room is room for an inside boat to round or pass between an outside boat and a mark or obstruction, including room to tack or gybe when either is a normal part of the maneuver…

While Tacking – Rule 13

After a boat passes head to wind, she shall keep clear of other boats until she is on a close hauled course on the new tack…


At J World, we use the latest generation of performance boats.

Our fleet of evenly matched boats is rigged with conventional and asymmetrical spinnakers.


But it doesn’t matter what kind of boat you race or what position you normally do.

You will walk away from J World with a real understanding of sailboat racing and a broad range

of skills.


More time on the water.

Exceptional Boats.

World-Class Instructors

No wonder J World has been chosen as theBest Sailing School in America for over 15

Years Running by Practical Sailor.

The Leaders in Sailboat Racing Instruction


Come to J World and Discover Racing…

Special thanks to Tom Zinn of Adrenaline Images, and Lasse Eklöf, for their superb photos.

the performance sailing school & clubsan francisco / puerto vallarta

Documents

racing rules of sailing

racing strategy slide

new tack slide

experience of j world

wonder j world

racing tactics

world champions

outside boat