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Weekly training groups

Do you want to practice regularly and get to know like-minded people? During the 2025 season, we will organize weekly training sessions for both beginners and intermediate sailors/those interested in racing. 

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At the end of the season, those who participated in the beginner groups can expect to be able to control the sailboat independently and know how to act in all the roles of the sailboat. We use the boat's special sails, such as the spinnaker, gennaker and Code Zero. During the season, we also focus on navigation and cruising sailing. 

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Program per week for the beginner groups: 

  • 1 Basic safety, boat parts, terminology, basics of navigation, sail around the nearest islands.

  • 2 Traffic rules at sea, more navigation, forward planning, using compass courses for navigation and positioning

  • 3 Harbour maneuvers

  • 4 Maneuvers (Tacks and gybes)

  • 5 Safety, MOB-situations, heaving to​

  • 6 Using asymmetrical downwind sails

  • 7 Aftersail sauna on NJK Valkosaari, Weather forecasts and planning a sailing trip

  • 8 Sailing with smaller boats

  • 9 Sailing in strong winds, reefing

  • 10 Docking in natural harbours (Käärmeluoto)

  • 11 Using symmetrical downwind sails

  • 12 Introduction to racing

  • 13 Session to be planned by the participants

  • 14 Communication, sailing on feel, sail trim based on helm pressure

  • 15 Night navigation and grilling at Käärmesaari

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The intermediate/racing group focuses on optimal trimming and steering of the boat, learn to read the wind as well as training for race situations. The racing group also participates in the Tuesday races organized on Tuesdays in front of Lauttasaari. The racing group will also take part in the Helsinki Tallinn Race, an offshore race through the night, on August 22-23.

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Program per week for the racing group:

  • 1 Upwind-downwind without spinnaker, briefing during downwind legs about how the upwind went. Steering, maneuvers.

  • 2Upwind-downwind with focus on using the gennaker

  • 3 Starting practice

  • 4 Tuesday race

  • 5 Tuesday race

  • 6 Tuesday race

  • 7 Work on the things that were difficult in the races, aftersail sauna on NJK Valkosaari

  • 8 Tuesday race

  • 9 Tuesday race

  • 10 Work on the things that we struggle with, preparation for Helsinki-Tallinn Race

  • 10 Helsinki-Tallinn Race

  • 11 Small boat sailing, symmetrical spinnaker

  • 12 Tuesday race

  • 13 Session to be planned by the participants

  • 14 Communication, sailing on feel, sail trim based on helm pressure

  • 15 Night navigation and grilling at Käärmesaari

 

Trainings are organized with a 10.59 meter Archambault A35 boat, which is suitable for 6 participants and a coach.  

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Rainwear, gloves and life jackets can be borrowed during training. 

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What? Weekly sailing training for beginners and intermediate sailors.

When? Beginner training groups on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 17:30-20:30, intermediate/competition group on Tuesdays at 17:30-20:30. First training session May 5, last September 25.

Summer break? Training will not be organized from June 20 to August 3.

Where? NJK, Koivusaari port, Vaskisalmenkuja 9, 00200, Helsinki. Some training sessions may also be organized from NJK's Valkosaari harbor in the center of Helsinki

In what language? We teach in Finnish, Swedish and English

Price? The whole season (15 times) €800 (€1100 for the racing group - smaller group and Helsinki-Tallinn Race included), individual training sessions €75

Group size? 6 people per beginner group, 5 people in the racing group.

How do I register? Through our online store or via e-mail oliver@silenbrothers.fi​

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