A WINNING COMBINATION

Club-level team racing doesn’t get the attention it deserves, but this New England yacht club has proven how it can engage existing members while attracting new and younger sailors.

GARY JOBSON

FOR Doug Sabin, one approach to getting more of his yacht-club peers active and on the water was simple: adult team racing. Sailing’s energetic and all-encompassing discipline, Sabin knew, would appeal to younger members at Marblehead’s Corinthian YC, and he was right. Corinthian’s success in building a team-racing program and engaging its membership in a new and exciting way is a great example for any club or organization looking to jump-start its stagnant sailing program. Team racing is a strategic battle where boat position, clever tactics, precise boathandling, tactical skill and teamwork are the ingredients for success. The top teams practice maneuvers to gain an advantage. When one team is winning, it is on defense, and when a team is losing, they are on offense. Like other sports, including basketball…

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Sailing World (Digital) - 1 Issue, Spring 2023

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