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• Beginner Sailing Lessons (Group MB1)

  • Start
    03 May 2026
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  • End
    14 May 2026
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  • Schedule
    8 sessions
  • Location
    Club Locarno Clubroom and laser rigging area
  • Spaces left
    0

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  Beginner Sailing Lessons

  This is an introductory course for beginners. At the end of the course you will have the option to attempt a Checkout in the monohull fleet of your choice.

  
  

  In these 8 lessons, you will get 26 hours of instruction spread along 2 intensive weeks. You can expect to learn the basics of  CANSail 1-2 (that you will need to be able to check out Club Locarno Quests and Vanguards).

  
  

  During the lessons you will practice sailing techniques while learning about sail controls, rules of way, local geography, weather and wind pattern to expect in English Bay. You will have the opportunity to tack, gybe, capsize, and practice rules of way on our Quests and Vanguards. You will practice rigging and launching, and learn your way through the clubroom, the logout system to check out boats and where to find sails and foils.

  The goal of the Beginner Sailing Lessons is to confidently check-out and safely skip the first level of Club Locarno monohulls.

  Prerequisites to attend this course:

  • Being a member of any at Club Locarno Fleet.*

  Sessions:

  
  

  • 2 Sunday afternoons:          1600-2000 (4hours).
  • 2 Monday evenings:             1800-2100 (3 hours).
  • 2 Wednesday evenings:       1800-2100 (3 hours).
  • 2 Thursday evenings            1800-2100 (3 hours).

  Location:

  
  

  Registration.

  Registration closes 48 hours before the first class.
  

  Cancellations must be done at least 6 days before the first lesson, by email sailinglessons@clublocarno.com

  * In order to check out a sailing boat, you need to be a member of the Sailing Fleet.

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• LASER Clubroom Orientation & Rigging Clinic (Parts 1 & 2 - dry checkout ) RC2

  • When
    09 May 2026
  •  
    10:00 - 11:30
  • Location
    Laser rigging area
  • Spaces left
    6

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  About the Boat

  The most popular single-handed race boat in the world, the Laser is enjoyed by everyone from club racers to Olympians. The Laser rewards practice and good sailing technique, keeping even the most seasoned racer engaged. 

  A three rig system allows the Laser to be enjoyed by sailors of any size and skill.

  There are three different sail sizes available on Lasers. The largest one is the Full Rig (also sometimes called Standard Rig) which is 76sq feet. The next size down is the Radial Rig at 62sq ft. The smallest size sail is the 4.7 Rig at ~49sq ft. The different sail sizes roughly correspond to the weight of the sailor, but can also be used to compensate for different wind conditions.

  
  

  About the event

  This Rigging Clinic is for experienced sailors who want to be cleared to use a new fleet; it is also a great refresher for those who are already checked out and want to practice rigging before your first sails of the season.

  Members should be very comfortable sailing the Quests and Vanguards before attempting this boat checkout.

  This clinic includes Part 1 and Part 2 of the checkout, and is "dry" as it takes place onshore.

  Part 1 of the checkout is the clubroom orientation to the sailing fleet and club room, checkout log system and location of foils and spars.

  During Part 2 of the checkout, you will see the Rigging Clinic. Then you will have to demonstrate you can independently rig and de-rig the boat, so you are ready for Part 3 of the Checkout. (Part 3 of the Checkout is on the water, is not included in the Rigging Clinic and requires a separate registration.)

  Details of our checkout clinics can be found at Sailing Orientations and Checkout Clinics.

  Prerequisites

  All checkout participants must know how to sail and have experience on a Laser or a similar boat class, ideally not less than 20 hours.

  Check out the Laser Rigging and Sailing Guide, and the rigging videos at Laser Rigging and Sailing Guides and videos
  https://www.clublocarno.com/Sailing-Documents-and-Links

  Location 

  
  

  Registration

  Registration closes 24 hours before the clinic. The clinic will be cancelled if no one has registered by that time.

  Cancellations must be done at least 24 hours before the clinic on the Locarno website.

  
  

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• TASAR - Clubroom Orientation & RIGGING CLINIC (Parts 1 & 2 - dry checkout) RC2

  • When
    09 May 2026
  •  
    10:00 - 11:30
  • Location
    Tasar Rigging Area
  • Spaces left
    7

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  About the boat

  The Tasar was designed in the early 1970s as a boat for couples. A very light (150 pounds) and sophisticated double-handed boat (think rotating mast, whisker pole, to begin with). The class took off in Australia, where 50 years later it is still one of the most popular dinghies. Strong fleets eventually developed in Japan and England, and also in the Pacific Northwest, where good fleets grew in Seattle, Portland and Vancouver.

  
  

  About the event

  This clinic includes Part 1 and Part 2 of the checkout. It is for experienced sailors who want to be cleared to use a new fleet; it is also a great refresher. For those who are doing their first checkout, it will include an orientation to the sailing fleet and club room.

  You will also require an on-water checkout (Part 3); this is a separate registration. Details of our checkout clinics can be found at Sailing Orientations and Checkout Clinics.

  Prerequisites

  Members should be very comfortable sailing the Quests and Vanguards before attempting this boat checkout. We recommend you take a look at the Rigging instructions and the Tasar Manual to have an idea of what to expect beforehand.

  Location 

  
  

  Registration
  

  Registration closes 24 hours before the clinic.  The clinic will be cancelled if no one has registered by that time.  

  Cancellations must be done at least 24 hours before the clinic on the Locarno website.

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• Waszp Demo for Locarno Members

  • When
    09 May 2026
  •  
    10:00 - 17:00
  • Location
    Jericho Sailing Center

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  Club Locarno's Waszp lessons are coming up quick!
  Waszp Checkout & Lesson (Group W1) May 16
  Waszp Checkout & Lesson (Group W2) May 30

  Waszp Checkout & Lesson (Group W3) June 13

  In advance of the lessons, we are offering a demo for any Club Locarno member to try out the boat and see if you like the idea of learning to sail a foiling boat! Even if you aren't interested in sailing a Waszp long term, you can still come do a demo just to see what it is like to be on one. 

  
  Photo: Club Locarno's Waszp Captain, Rachel Anderson, at the 2025 Waszp Pacific Coast Championships Regatta held at Harrison Lake, BC. Credit to Matthew Stranaghan. 

  This demo event is open to all skill levels. If you want a chance of flying on the Waszp, these are helpful skills to have:

  • Confidence in righting capsized boats
  • Confidence in skippering a boat in 15+ knots of wind and in gusty conditions
  • Good/Fast double handed sheeting

  This awesome GoPro footage gives you a first person perspective of sailing the Waszp. It comes from a Club Locarno youth member who learned to sail the Waszp this past winter! 

  
  
  

  
  

  This event is scheduled over a 7 hour period, but your individual demo will only be a maximum of 1.5 hours long. A few days before the event, we will organize people into groups of 2 or 3 people. You will be emailed with information about what time you should come down. Each demo will include:

  • 15 minutes of on beach instruction
  • 15 minutes to get out onto the water to meet the Waszp
  • 10 minutes per person of trying to sail the Waszp
  • 15 minutes to get back to shore 
  • 5 -15 min debrief to ask questions and discuss lesson availability. If you enjoyed your demo, sign up for a lesson on the spot!
    
    

  
  When trying out the Waszp, come prepared to get wet! Please arrive 5 minutes before your demo time already dressed to get in the water (this means a wetsuit and PFD). If you do not own a wetsuit, you can rent one from Windsure on the East side of the Jericho compound. We will provide you with helmets. 

  Please wear shoes that you don't mind getting wet. Water shoes are ideal, but old sneakers are fine (as long as you are comfortable swimming in them). The Waszp is very slippery to climb on if you are bare foot.
  

  You will receive an email a couple days before the demo day to let you know what time your demo will take place. The star on the picture below is where we will meet.  

  

  
  

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• LASER - On-water skills CHECKOUT (Part 3 of 3) CH2

  • When
    09 May 2026
  •  
    11:30 - 13:00
  • Location
    Laser Rigging Area
  • Spaces left
    7
  • Registered
    1 registrant

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  The on-water skills checkout consists in the demonstration of rigging, launching, safety sailing including capsize recovery as well as landing, unrigging and stowing after sailing.

  An experienced club member and LASER sailor will be on hand to review capsize procedures, and to assess your competency in launching, landing, on-water handling, and capsize recovery. 

  Members are expected to complete Parts 1 and 2 prior to attending this skills checkout. Part 1 is the Club room orientation and Part 2 is the Rigging Clinic, both dry.

  Members should be very comfortable sailing the Quests and Vanguards before attempting this boat checkout.
  

  Prerequisite:
  

  • Sailing Orientation & Rigging Clinic (Part 1 & 2) for the same vessel. 

  Tasks

  • Find the foils and rig
    
  • Transport craft to water
  • Controlled launch 
  • Stay near shore, maintain a heading
  • Tack, Gybe
  • Capsize and recover
  • Controlled landing (low speed, retract board, unlock rudder, boat into irons in standing depth, no boat contact with bottom or shore)
  • Return craft to unrig location
  • Unrig and stow. Hang sails.

  Review the Laser Rigging and Sailing Guide, and the rigging videos at Laser Rigging and Sailing Guides and videos

  Location 

  
  

  Registration

  Registration closes 24 hours before the clinic. The clinic will be cancelled if no one has registered by that time.

  Cancellations must be done at least 24 hours before the clinic on the Locarno website.

  
  
  

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• TASAR - On-water skills CHECKOUT (Part 3 of 3) CH2

  • When
    09 May 2026
  •  
    11:30 - 13:00
  • Location
    Tasar Rigging Area
  • Spaces left
    7
  • Registered
    Be the first

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  The on-water skills checkout consists in the demonstration of independent rigging, safety launching, sailing including capsize recovery, landing, and de-rigging.

  An experienced Tasar sailor will be on hand to review capsize procedures, and to assess your competency in launching, landing, on-water handling, and capsize recovery.  Members are expected to complete Parts 1 and 2 prior to attending this skills checkout.
  

  Prerequisite:

  Members should be very comfortable sailing the Quests and Vanguards before attempting this boat checkout. 
  

  • Club room Orientation & Rigging Clinic (Part 1 & 2) for the same vessel. 

  Tasks

  • Rig.
  • Transport craft to water
  • Controlled launch (install centerboard, deploy and lock rudder(s) while maintaining some semblance of course control and stability)
  • Stay near shore, maintain a heading
  • Tack, Gybe, Figure 8, Man over board rescue. 
  • Capsize and recover
  • Controlled landing (low speed, retract board(s), unlock rudder(s), boat into irons in standing depth, no boat contact with bottom or shore
  • Return craft to de-rig location.
  • De-rig and store.
    

  Registration
  

  Registration closes 24 hours before the clinic.  The clinic will be cancelled if no one has registered by that time.  

  Cancellations must be done at least 24 hours before the clinic on the Locarno website.

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• Intro to Racing - Sailing Lessons (Group MV1)

  • Start
    14 May 2026
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  • End
    19 May 2026
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Club Locarno Clubroom and laser rigging area
  • Spaces left
    4

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  Intro to Racing - Sailing Lessons

  Intro to Racing is a great way to learn the basics of racing, and is the course to take if you want to join the Jericho Tuesday evening/Sunday afternoon races, but aren’t comfortable joining by yourself.

  We will cover the basics of racing:

  • how to start on a start line, how to round marks on a race course
    
  • different flags and countdown signals
  • navigating close and around other boats while following the rules
    
  • race strategy while you are sailing around the committee boat waiting for your race to start
  • Skills: how to adjust your sail shape with your sail controls in order to get more speed out of your sails depending on your angle to the wind and the wind conditions

  Bonus - The following will depend on the wind, and the group of participants (and how overwhelmed with new information you already feel!), such as:
  

  • Bonus tactics: Sailing around the committee boat and start pin to get a point on the horizon to line up with the pin so during the start you know if you've crossed the line or not / Looking at the course to see which side has more wind than the other / Watching other boats already on the course to see what angles they are hitting / Looking at the tankers to see which way the current is going / Timing your approach to the start line
  • Bonus skills: balancing skills like roll tacks and rudderless sailing depending on wind conditions.

  You will have ONE coached training session and then for TWO sessions you will be joining the Jericho Race on the Sunday noon and Tuesday evening, with your coach. This is a great way to participate in your first Jericho race with a coach present to assist you.

  Prerequisites:

  REQUIRED
  

  • Being a member at Club Locarno Sailing Fleet.
  • Having completed an equivalent of CANSail 2, Beginner or Refresher Lessons.
    
  • Having attended (or watched online) the Jericho Rookie Racing Seminar. There will be a quiz!
  • Recommended to maximize benefits of this training: 30 additional hours on water after CanSail 2 or Beginner Lessons, 10 additional hours on water after Refresher lessons.
    

  Sessions:

  • Thursday evening:        1800 - 2100 (3 hours).
    
  • Sunday noon:                1100 - 1500 (4 hours).
  • Tuesday evening:          1730 - 2030 (3 hours).

  Location:

  
  

  Registration.

  Registration closes 48 hours before the first class.
  

  Cancellations must be done at least 5 days before the first lesson, by email sailinglessons@clublocarno.com

  
  

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• Waszp Checkout & Lesson (Group W1)

  • Start
    16 May 2026
  •  
  • End
    23 May 2026
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Meet under the white tent near Jericho front entrance
  • Spaces left
    2

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  If you a rare person who is new to our Sailing Fleet and already has experience sailing Waszp-like crafts, you can get checked out to use the club boats by registering for this event and choosing the "checkout only" ticket option. 

  For everyone else, this advanced lesson series is for Club Locarno members who are part of the Sailing Fleet. The Waszp is a foiling skiff, which is a fun challenge for experienced sailors. This lesson series will teach the basic skills necessary to get checked out into the Waszp buddy system (the ability to take the boat out for a solo sail requires a separate checkout after you have had some time on the water to further develop your skills). 

  

  Required sailing skill pre-requisites:

  • Comfortable rigging and sailing a Laser (buddy sailing can be done with a Laser rather than requiring a motorized RIB)
  • Experience using sail controls to quickly change your sail shape in light, medium, and heavy breeze

  • Good/Fast double handed sheeting

  • Confidence in skippering a boat in 15+ knots of wind and in gusty conditions
  • Comfortable/physically capable with repeatedly righting a capsized vessel for at least 20 minutes.
  • Well versed in Collision Regulations and/or Racing Rules of Sailing (you've ideally participated in several local races).
  • Willingness to adhere to the approximately 30 minutes of pre/post flight checks required every time before/after sailing the WASZP.
  • Ability to approach the challenge of foiling with a growth mindset.
  • A demonstrated ability to make good judgement calls before launching and while sailing to prioritize safety of the sailor and vessel.

  This lesson series includes:
  

  • Day 1: 6.5-hour lesson with a Mac Sailing Instructor
  • • Introduction to the theory behind foiling
    • Introduction to the parts of the Waszp
      
    • How to rig, launch, and land the Waszp
    • Sailing the Waszp with one wing touching the water
    • Sailing the Waszp in displacement mode with both wings dry
    • Accelerating the boat to achieve first straight line flights
    • Displacement tacking and gybing
    • Discuss how a motorized RIB needs to approach a Waszp in order to wing up (in the event of a rescue, the member will have to instruct the driver how to do this).
  • Day 2: a 6-hour session with a Club Locarno Waszp captain or volunteer
  • • the mandatory clubroom and sailing orientation checkout
    • learning the Locarno Buddy System procedures
    • a buddy sail (with a Laser and also a RIB depending on number of registrants)
    • Practicing all the skills from the lesson
    • All participants will get a chance to practice launching and landing the Waszp in a buddy system setting. 
    • How to switch sailors between a Laser and Waszp during a buddy sail

  To maximize your time on the water during the lesson, please watch this rigging video before attending the lesson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF90Yz48eJ4

  Documents outlining Waszp procedures can be found on the Club Locarno website following this pathway: Sail > Sailing Documents and Links

  https://www.clublocarno.com/Sailing-Documents-and-Links

  Registration:

  • Registration closes 48 hours before the lesson.
  • A lesson will run even if only 1 person registers. If the lesson is not full within 48 hours of the lesson, any Waszp fleet member who has taken a lesson in the past is welcome to join the lesson for free. 
  • There are no refunds for missed lessons. 
  • Members can make up a lesson ONLY IF the instructor agrees, there is another set of lessons of the same type already scheduled, and there is space in the lesson. All of this is to be discussed between the Mac Sailing instructor and the participant.

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• Refresher Sailing Lessons (Group MR1)

  • Start
    18 May 2026
  •  
  • End
    21 May 2026
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Club Locarno Clubroom and laser rigging area
  • Spaces left
    0

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  Refresher Sailing Lessons

  In these 9 hours, you will review the basics of  CANSail 1-2 sailing to refresh your memory,  practice rules of way, capsize and recovery, gain confidence rigging and launching RS Quests and Vanguards, and learn your way through the clubroom: the logout system to check out boats and where to find sails and foils.

  Prerequisites:

  • Being a member at Club Locarno. Yes, all Club Locarno members can join!*
  • Ideally, participants should have completed Level 1 and Level 2 or a previous beginner lesson series. This is NOT a beginner lesson and it is designed for people who have already sailed more than 20 hours at the helm.
    
  • Review the rigging instructions for RS Quests and Vanguards from Locarno Sailing documents online

  *you do not need to be part of the Sailing Fleet to take these sailing lessons but you do need a Sailing Fleet membership to attempt a checkout.

  Sessions:

  • Monday evening:        1800-2100 (3 hours).
  • Wednesday evening:  1800-2100 (3 hours).
  • Thursday evening:      1800-2100 (3 hours).

  Location:

  
  

  Registration.

  Registration closes 5 days before the first class.
  

  Cancellations must be done at least 2 days before the first lesson, by email sailinglessons@clublocarno.com

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• Laser and Tasar Discovery (Group LT1)

  • Start
    25 May 2026
  •  
  • End
    28 May 2026
  •  
  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Club Locarno Clubroom and laser rigging area
  • Spaces left
    6

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  Laser and Tasar Discovery

  In these 9 hours, we include rigging clinics for Lasers and Tasars and  an on-water checkout for sailors already checked out on Quest/V15. *The last 30 min of each session will focus on derigging, storing spars and debrief on shore.

  Prerequisites:

  • Being a member at Club Locarno. Yes, all Club Locarno members can join!*
  • Ideally, you have completed an equivalent of CANSail 1 or 2 in the past
  • You should be checked out in the Vanguards and/or Quests
  •  Plus 20 hours sailing Quests and/or Vanguards at the helm is a firm requirement for using the Lasers and Tasars.

  *you do not need to be part of the Sailing Fleet to take these sailing lessons but you do need a Sailing Fleet membership to attempt a checkout.

  Sessions:

  • Monday evening:        1800-2100 (3 hours).
  • Wednesday evening:  1800-2100 (3 hours).
  • Thursday evening:      1800-2100 (3 hours).

  Location:

  
  

  Registration.

  Registration closes 5 days before the first class.
  

  Cancellations must be done at least 2 days before the first lesson, by email sailinglessons@clublocarno.com

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• Waszp Checkout & Lesson (Group W2)

  • Start
    30 May 2026
  •  
  • End
    06 Jun 2026
  •  
  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Meet under the white tent near Jericho front entrance
  • Spaces left
    3

  Register

  If you a rare person who is new to our Sailing Fleet and already has experience sailing Waszp-like crafts, you can get checked out to use the club boats by registering for this event and choosing the "checkout only" ticket option. 

  For everyone else, this advanced lesson series is for Club Locarno members who are part of the Sailing Fleet. The Waszp is a foiling skiff, which is a fun challenge for experienced sailors. This lesson series will teach the basic skills necessary to get checked out into the Waszp buddy system (the ability to take the boat out for a solo sail requires a separate checkout after you have had some time on the water to further develop your skills). 

  

  Required sailing skill pre-requisites:

  • Comfortable rigging and sailing a Laser (buddy sailing can be done with a Laser rather than requiring a motorized RIB)
  • Experience using sail controls to quickly change your sail shape in light, medium, and heavy breeze

  • Good/Fast double handed sheeting

  • Confidence in skippering a boat in 15+ knots of wind and in gusty conditions
  • Comfortable/physically capable with repeatedly righting a capsized vessel for at least 20 minutes.
  • Well versed in Collision Regulations and/or Racing Rules of Sailing (you've ideally participated in several local races).
  • Willingness to adhere to the approximately 30 minutes of pre/post flight checks required every time before/after sailing the WASZP.
  • Ability to approach the challenge of foiling with a growth mindset.
  • A demonstrated ability to make good judgement calls before launching and while sailing to prioritize safety of the sailor and vessel.

  This lesson series includes:
  

  • Day 1: 6.5-hour lesson with a Mac Sailing Instructor
  • • Introduction to the theory behind foiling
    • Introduction to the parts of the Waszp
      
    • How to rig, launch, and land the Waszp
    • Sailing the Waszp with one wing touching the water
    • Sailing the Waszp in displacement mode with both wings dry
    • Accelerating the boat to achieve first straight line flights
    • Displacement tacking and gybing
    • Discuss how a motorized RIB needs to approach a Waszp in order to wing up (in the event of a rescue, the member will have to instruct the driver how to do this).
  • Day 2: a 6-hour session with a Club Locarno Waszp captain or volunteer
  • • the mandatory clubroom and sailing orientation checkout
    • learning the Locarno Buddy System procedures
    • a buddy sail (with a Laser and also a RIB depending on number of registrants)
    • Practicing all the skills from the lesson
    • All participants will get a chance to practice launching and landing the Waszp in a buddy system setting. 
    • How to switch sailors between a Laser and Waszp during a buddy sail

  To maximize your time on the water during the lesson, please watch this rigging video before attending the lesson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF90Yz48eJ4

  Documents outlining Waszp procedures can be found on the Club Locarno website following this pathway: Sail > Sailing Documents and Links

  https://www.clublocarno.com/Sailing-Documents-and-Links

  Registration:

  • Registration closes 48 hours before the lesson.
  • A lesson will run even if only 1 person registers. If the lesson is not full within 48 hours of the lesson, any Waszp fleet member who has taken a lesson in the past is welcome to join the lesson for free. 
  • There are no refunds for missed lessons. 
  • Members can make up a lesson ONLY IF the instructor agrees, there is another set of lessons of the same type already scheduled, and there is space in the lesson. All of this is to be discussed between the Mac Sailing instructor and the participant.

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• VANGUARD - Club Orientation and Rigging Clinic (Checkout Parts 1&2 - dry checkout ) RC2

  • When
    30 May 2026
  •  
    10:00 - 11:30
  • Location
    Vanguard Rigging Area
  • Spaces left
    8

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  Rigging Clinics are an opportunity for members with existing sailing skills to become familiar with the club room and the rigging intricacies, as well as to demonstrate their basic sailing competency.

  About the event

  It is for sailors who want to be cleared to use the Vanguard fleet; it is also a great refresher.

  Part 1 will include  an orientation to the sailing fleet and club room. During Part 2 of the checkout, you will see the Rigging Clinic. You will also require an on-water checkout (Part 3); this is a separate registration. 

  Prerequisites

  All rigging clinics participants must know how to sail and preferably have experience on or an a similar boat class. We recommend you take a look at the Rigging instructions and the Vanguard Manual to have an idea of what to expect beforehand.

  Review before the clinic the rigging and sailing instructions in the Vanguard Manual that can be found on Club Locarno website under Sailing Club Documents.

  Location 

  
  

  Registration

  Registration closes 24 hours before the clinic. The clinic will be cancelled if no one has registered by that time.

  Cancellations must be done at least 24 hours before the clinic on the Locarno website.  

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• Nacra 500 (Level 1 Recreational Catamaran) - Rigging clinic and DRY CHECKOUT - RC2

  • When
    30 May 2026
  •  
    10:00 - 11:30
  • Location
    Locarno Sailing Fleet.
  • Spaces left
    7

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  About the boat

  The Nacra 500 Fun is perfect for recreational sailing but can also be used for local club racing. At the Nacra family we also call this boat the ‘pocket rocket’. It’s a simple but really quick catamaran and easy to maneuver in different kind of waves with the large buoyant hulls. Launching from the beach is easy with the kick-up rudders and the skeg hulls. All working gear is from Harken, just like the other Nacra leisure boats.

  Next to all the features of the Nacra 500 Fun, the Sport edition has a larger battened MNX jib which reaches down to the spinnaker pole. Giving the boat more power lower down, more drive and less heel. The Nacra 500 Sport also comes without dagger boards and a simpler hull construction which saves weight and gains more speed. The 17 square nylon spinnaker packs in a cloth chute with glass fibre entry, making it easy to launch and recover. All in all, the Naca 500 Sport is in perfect balance and enables you to drive fast upwind and downwind.

  
  

  About the event

  This clinic includes Part 1 and Part 2 of the checkout. It is for experienced sailors who want to be cleared to use a new fleet; it is also a great refresher. For those who are doing their first checkout, it will include an orientation to the sailing fleet and club room.

  The on-water checkout (Part 3); will require a separate registration. Details of our checkout clinics can be found at Sailing Orientations and Checkout Clinics.

  Prerequisites

  All checkout participants must know how to sail and preferably have experience on cats or an a similar boat class. It is important that all participants review the online rigging instructions and videos. In particular, know how the hooks on jib and main function and how to release them. (Start your browsing here on the Sailing Docs & Link)

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• VANGUARD Sailing on-water skills checkout (Part 3 of 3) CH2

  • When
    30 May 2026
  •  
    11:30 - 13:00
  • Location
    Vanguard Rigging Area
  • Spaces left
    8
  • Registered
    1 registrant

  Register

  The on-water skills checkout consists in the demonstration of rigging, launching, safety sailing including capsize recovery as well as landing, de-rigging and stowing after sailing.
  

  An experienced Vanguard sailor will be on hand to review capsize procedures, and to assess your competency in launching, landing, on-water handling, and capsize recovery. 

  Members are expected to complete Parts 1 and 2 prior to attending this skills checkout. Part 1 is the Club room orientation and Part 2 is the Rigging Clinic, both dry.

  Prerequisite:
  

  • Sailing Orientation & Rigging Clinic (Part 1 & 2) for the same vessel. 

  Tasks

  • Transport craft to water
  • Controlled launch
  • Stay near shore
  • Maintain a heading
  • Tack
  • Gybe
  • Man over board rescue
  • Capsize and recover
  • Controlled landing (low speed, retract board, unlock rudder, boat into irons in standing depth, no boat contact with bottom or shore)
  • Return craft to unrig location
  • Unrig and stow. Hang sails.

  Check out the rigging and sailing instructions in the Vanguard Manual that can be found on Club Locarno website under Sailing Club Documents.

  Registration

  Registration closes 24 hours before the clinic. The clinic will be cancelled if no one has registered by that time.

  Cancellations must be done at least 24 hours before the clinic on the Locarno website.  

  
  

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• Nacra 500 (Level 1 Recreational Catamaran) - ON-WATER SKILLS CHECKOUT - CH2

  • When
    30 May 2026
  •  
    11:30 - 13:00
  • Location
    JSCA @ Locarno Catamaran Rigging area
  • Spaces left
    9

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  The on-water skills checkout consists in the demonstration of safety sailing and capsize recovery.

  Rupert Slight, our Catamaran Captain, or other experienced Locarno member will be there to review capsize procedures, and assess your competency in launching, landing, on-water handling, and capsize recovery. 

  Prerequisite:
  

  • Clubroom Orientation & Rigging Clinic (Part 1 & 2) for the same vessels. 
  • Members are expected to complete Parts 1 and 2 prior to attending this skills checkout, or having been cleared out after attending Intro to Catamaran for Beginner lessons sailing Locarno boats Nacra 500 and/or 570.
    

  Tasks

  • Transport craft to water
  • Controlled launch (install centerboard, deploy and lock rudder(s) while maintaining some semblance of course control and stability)
  • Stay near shore
  • Maintain a heading
  • Tack
  • Gybe
  • Figure 8
  • Man over board rescue
  • Heave to
  • Capsize and recover
  • Controlled landing (low speed, retract board(s), unlock rudder(s), boat into irons in standing depth, no boat contact with bottom or shore
  • Return craft to derig location

  Make sure you review beforehand the Catamaran Rigging videos and documents on our website, located under Sailing Documents and links:

  https://www.clublocarno.com/Sailing-Documents-and-Links
  

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• Beginner Sailing Lessons (Group MB2)

  • Start
    31 May 2026
  •  
  • End
    11 Jun 2026
  •  
  • Schedule
    8 sessions
  • Location
    Club Locarno Clubroom and laser rigging area
  • Spaces left
    9

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  Beginner Sailing Lessons

  This is an introductory course for beginners. At the end of the course you will have the option to attempt a Checkout in the monohull fleet of your choice.

  
  

  In these 8 lessons, you will get 26 hours of instruction spread along 2 intensive weeks. You can expect to learn the basics of  CANSail 1-2 (that you will need to be able to check out Club Locarno Quests and Vanguards).

  
  

  During the lessons you will practice sailing techniques while learning about sail controls, rules of way, local geography, weather and wind pattern to expect in English Bay. You will have the opportunity to tack, gybe, capsize, and practice rules of way on our Quests and Vanguards. You will practice rigging and launching, and learn your way through the clubroom, the logout system to check out boats and where to find sails and foils.

  The goal of the Beginner Sailing Lessons is to confidently check-out and safely skip the first level of Club Locarno monohulls.

  Prerequisites to attend this course:

  • Being a member of any at Club Locarno Fleet.*

  Sessions:

  
  

  • 2 Sunday afternoons:          1600-2000 (4hours).
  • 2 Monday evenings:             1800-2100 (3 hours).
  • 2 Wednesday evenings:       1800-2100 (3 hours).
  • 2 Thursday evenings            1800-2100 (3 hours).

  Location:

  
  

  Registration.

  Registration closes 48 hours before the first class.
  

  Cancellations must be done at least 6 days before the first lesson, by email sailinglessons@clublocarno.com

  * In order to check out a sailing boat, you need to be a member of the Sailing Fleet.

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• Intro to Racing - Sailing Lessons (Group MV2)

  • Start
    11 Jun 2026
  •  
  • End
    16 Jun 2026
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Club Locarno Clubroom and laser rigging area
  • Spaces left
    6

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  Intro to Racing - Sailing Lessons

  Intro to Racing is a great way to learn the basics of racing, and is the course to take if you want to join the Jericho Tuesday evening/Sunday afternoon races, but aren’t comfortable joining by yourself.

  We will cover the basics of racing:

  • how to start on a start line, how to round marks on a race course
    
  • different flags and countdown signals
  • navigating close and around other boats while following the rules
    
  • race strategy while you are sailing around the committee boat waiting for your race to start
  • Skills: how to adjust your sail shape with your sail controls in order to get more speed out of your sails depending on your angle to the wind and the wind conditions

  Bonus - The following will depend on the wind, and the group of participants (and how overwhelmed with new information you already feel!), such as:
  

  • Bonus tactics: Sailing around the committee boat and start pin to get a point on the horizon to line up with the pin so during the start you know if you've crossed the line or not / Looking at the course to see which side has more wind than the other / Watching other boats already on the course to see what angles they are hitting / Looking at the tankers to see which way the current is going / Timing your approach to the start line
  • Bonus skills: balancing skills like roll tacks and rudderless sailing depending on wind conditions.

  You will have ONE coached training session and then for TWO sessions you will be joining the Jericho Race on the Sunday noon and Tuesday evening, with your coach. This is a great way to participate in your first Jericho race with a coach present to assist you.

  Prerequisites:

  REQUIRED
  

  • Being a member at Club Locarno Sailing Fleet.
  • Having completed an equivalent of CANSail 2, Beginner or Refresher Lessons.
    
  • Having attended (or watched online) the Jericho Rookie Racing Seminar. There will be a quiz!
  • Recommended to maximize benefits of this training: 30 additional hours on water after CanSail 2 or Beginner Lessons, 10 additional hours on water after Refresher lessons.
    

  Sessions:

  • Thursday evening:        1800 - 2100 (3 hours).
    
  • Sunday noon:                1100 - 1500 (4 hours).
  • Tuesday evening:          1730 - 2030 (3 hours).

  Location:

  
  

  Registration.

  Registration closes 48 hours before the first class.
  

  Cancellations must be done at least 5 days before the first lesson, by email sailinglessons@clublocarno.com

  
  

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• Waszp Checkout & Lesson (Group W3)

  • Start
    13 Jun 2026
  •  
  • End
    20 Jun 2026
  •  
  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    Meet under the white tent near Jericho front entrance
  • Spaces left
    3

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  If you a rare person who is new to our Sailing Fleet and already has experience sailing Waszp-like crafts, you can get checked out to use the club boats by registering for this event and choosing the "checkout only" ticket option. 

  For everyone else, this advanced lesson series is for Club Locarno members who are part of the Sailing Fleet. The Waszp is a foiling skiff, which is a fun challenge for experienced sailors. This lesson series will teach the basic skills necessary to get checked out into the Waszp buddy system (the ability to take the boat out for a solo sail requires a separate checkout after you have had some time on the water to further develop your skills). 

  

  Required sailing skill pre-requisites:

  • Comfortable rigging and sailing a Laser (buddy sailing can be done with a Laser rather than requiring a motorized RIB)
  • Experience using sail controls to quickly change your sail shape in light, medium, and heavy breeze

  • Good/Fast double handed sheeting

  • Confidence in skippering a boat in 15+ knots of wind and in gusty conditions
  • Comfortable/physically capable with repeatedly righting a capsized vessel for at least 20 minutes.
  • Well versed in Collision Regulations and/or Racing Rules of Sailing (you've ideally participated in several local races).
  • Willingness to adhere to the approximately 30 minutes of pre/post flight checks required every time before/after sailing the WASZP.
  • Ability to approach the challenge of foiling with a growth mindset.
  • A demonstrated ability to make good judgement calls before launching and while sailing to prioritize safety of the sailor and vessel.

  This lesson series includes:
  

  • Day 1: 6.5-hour lesson with a Mac Sailing Instructor
  • • Introduction to the theory behind foiling
    • Introduction to the parts of the Waszp
      
    • How to rig, launch, and land the Waszp
    • Sailing the Waszp with one wing touching the water
    • Sailing the Waszp in displacement mode with both wings dry
    • Accelerating the boat to achieve first straight line flights
    • Displacement tacking and gybing
    • Discuss how a motorized RIB needs to approach a Waszp in order to wing up (in the event of a rescue, the member will have to instruct the driver how to do this).
  • Day 2: a 6-hour session with a Club Locarno Waszp captain or volunteer
  • • the mandatory clubroom and sailing orientation checkout
    • learning the Locarno Buddy System procedures
    • a buddy sail (with a Laser and also a RIB depending on number of registrants)
    • Practicing all the skills from the lesson
    • All participants will get a chance to practice launching and landing the Waszp in a buddy system setting. 
    • How to switch sailors between a Laser and Waszp during a buddy sail

  To maximize your time on the water during the lesson, please watch this rigging video before attending the lesson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF90Yz48eJ4

  Documents outlining Waszp procedures can be found on the Club Locarno website following this pathway: Sail > Sailing Documents and Links

  https://www.clublocarno.com/Sailing-Documents-and-Links

  Registration:

  • Registration closes 48 hours before the lesson.
  • A lesson will run even if only 1 person registers. If the lesson is not full within 48 hours of the lesson, any Waszp fleet member who has taken a lesson in the past is welcome to join the lesson for free. 
  • There are no refunds for missed lessons. 
  • Members can make up a lesson ONLY IF the instructor agrees, there is another set of lessons of the same type already scheduled, and there is space in the lesson. All of this is to be discussed between the Mac Sailing instructor and the participant.

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• Refresher Sailing Lessons (Group MR2)

  • Start
    15 Jun 2026
  •  
  • End
    18 Jun 2026
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Club Locarno Clubroom and laser rigging area
  • Spaces left
    7

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  Refresher Sailing Lessons

  In these 9 hours, you will review the basics of  CANSail 1-2 sailing to refresh your memory,  practice rules of way, capsize and recovery, gain confidence rigging and launching RS Quests and Vanguards, and learn your way through the clubroom: the logout system to check out boats and where to find sails and foils.

  Prerequisites:

  • Being a member at Club Locarno. Yes, all Club Locarno members can join!*
  • Ideally, participants should have completed Level 1 and Level 2 or a previous beginner lesson series. This is NOT a beginner lesson and it is designed for people who have already sailed more than 20 hours at the helm.
    
  • Review the rigging instructions for RS Quests and Vanguards from Locarno Sailing documents online

  *you do not need to be part of the Sailing Fleet to take these sailing lessons but you do need a Sailing Fleet membership to attempt a checkout.

  Sessions:

  • Monday evening:        1800-2100 (3 hours).
  • Wednesday evening:  1800-2100 (3 hours).
  • Thursday evening:      1800-2100 (3 hours).

  Location:

  
  

  Registration.

  Registration closes 5 days before the first class.
  

  Cancellations must be done at least 2 days before the first lesson, by email sailinglessons@clublocarno.com

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• Laser and Tasar Discovery (Group LT2)

  • Start
    22 Jun 2026
  •  
  • End
    25 Jun 2026
  •  
  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    Club Locarno Clubroom and laser rigging area
  • Spaces left
    6

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  Laser and Tasar Discovery

  In these 9 hours, we include rigging clinics for Lasers and Tasars and  an on-water checkout for sailors already checked out on Quest/V15. *The last 30 min of each session will focus on derigging, storing spars and debrief on shore.

  Prerequisites:

  • Being a member at Club Locarno. Yes, all Club Locarno members can join!*
  • Ideally, you have completed an equivalent of CANSail 1 or 2 in the past
  • You should be checked out in the Vanguards and/or Quests
  •  Plus 20 hours sailing Quests and/or Vanguards at the helm is a firm requirement for using the Lasers and Tasars.

  *you do not need to be part of the Sailing Fleet to take these sailing lessons but you do need a Sailing Fleet membership to attempt a checkout.

  Sessions:

  • Monday evening:        1800-2100 (3 hours).
  • Wednesday evening:  1800-2100 (3 hours).
  • Thursday evening:      1800-2100 (3 hours).

  Location:

  
  

  Registration.

  Registration closes 5 days before the first class.
  

  Cancellations must be done at least 2 days before the first lesson, by email sailinglessons@clublocarno.com

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