Dinghy courses

At Wind Fornells, we are lucky. Very few schools can offer results from the outset. We can. The conditions we have in Fornells Bay let the student sail confidently right from the start. This means our job of providing information and technique is more effective from the very first moment. Perhaps more effective than in any other school we've seen. (Modesty apart).

All the courses has two sessions, each session is two hours and fifteen minutes long in high season and two hours forty five minutes long in low season.


Discover sailing
(Crewed Boat)

A fine introduction to sailing, basic terms used, how to rig,
launching and recovering the boat from the beach, basic sail trimming, steering a course, full basic manoeuvres, learning orientation from the wind and waves, adapting to the vessel to achieve full control.

The course has two sessions and after this sessions you could try the single handed with the next course, Discover Sailing on a single handed.

Boats:, Laser Stratos and Laser 2000

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Discover Sailing with a Single Handed I

This course is designed for those people who has basic sailind experience and want the excitement of single handed sailing in fast, manoeuvrable boats.

The course content is identical to the above but the boats used are: Laser Pico or Laser 4.7.

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Discover Sailing with a Single Handed II

To master the manoeuvres you learned with the first course and get ready for the jump to the Laser.

To widen theory concepts, terminology, manoeuvres, etc. Both courses I and II together makes a complete introduction to a single handed sailing.

We use Laser Pico boats and Laser with 4,7 and Radials rigs.

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 Introduction to the Laser Class
The Laser is a racing class of boat, very fast and agile. Handling a Laser can be a bit of a challenge and in this course you learn how to use the foot straps and your weight, use the daggerboard, sharpen your helming skills, choose and trim the sails, take full advantage of the apparent wind and ...to plane!

Once you've mastered it, it's great fun to sail. There are 3 sail areas for the Laser : 4.7, 5.6 and 7.0m2, according to wind conditions and skill.

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Advance Laser Course

This course is designed to improve your technique so you can get the best out of your sailing with the Laser: faster and cleaner manoeuvres, better sail trim, mastery of the secrets of real and apparent wind, righting a capsized boat, roll tack. The aim is to get the strong wind control and to enjoy the Laser sailing in heavy conditions.

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Perfect your tecnique with two man boats
Some boats can hoist a third foresail, giving a surprising turn of speed and thrilling handling. Great fun!

The Gennaker is an asymmetric sail cut less full than the Spi (or spinnaker). It gives great performance, is easier to handle and gets you planing that much faster. It’s hoisted on a halyard and the tack is made fast to the bowsprit.

On this course you'll become familiar with the gennaker and spi, hoisting, dousing and lowering the sails, getting the very top speed out of the boat and righting from capsize.

We use Laser Stratos, Laser 2000, RS 400, Topper Buzz and Catamaran KL 14.


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