Racing courses – speed, trim and tactics

Do you want to get faster, sharpen your timing and learn how to sail with control in real race situations? Our racing courses and training sessions help you understand boat speed, trim, manoeuvres and simple racing tactics.

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Do you want to develop your sailing and experience the excitement of racing? Sailstar’s racing courses and training sessions are for those who want to learn to sail faster, more safely and with better control.
We sail our Aira 22 boats – modern and fast day sailers that react instantly to trim and balance, perfect for learning speed, technique and tactics.

Racing course

Our four-day racing course is the perfect introduction to sail racing. The course combines theory and practical sailing and is aimed at those who already sail but want to understand strategy, rules and tactics on the race course.

During the course we practise:
  • Starting technique – positioning, timing and acceleration
  • Boat speed – sail trim, weight distribution and balance
  • Strategy and course choices – how to read the wind and plan your mark roundings
  • Racing rules and etiquette – the basics for safe and fair racing
After the course you will have a solid foundation to take part in club races, regattas or our own training evenings!

Racing course 14–17 May 2026
Thursday–Sunday 09:00–16:00, Ascension Day weekend!
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  • Prerequisites for the Racing course: Completed basic course or Sailing Certificate 1.
  • Location: Departing from Viggbyholm, Täby.
  • Price: 5 990 SEK
  • Documentation: Our new book “Kappseglingens grunder” (The Basics of Racing) is included, value 319 SEK
  • Course language: These courses are bilingual, Swedish and English (as needed).
  • Course content: The Racing course with our new Aira 22s teaches you racing theory, the history of sail racing, starting techniques, mark roundings, racing rules, different course types, trimming, tactical navigation, sailing with gennaker.


    Training sessions:
    During most of the season we arrange training sessions with our Aira 22s. The training sessions are on weekday evenings – on Tuesdays we do “regular sailing” in the Aira boats, often with marks or by sailing around Bastuholmen. On Thursdays we run race training, usually three short sprint races around marks with a proper start. Each training session costs 300 SEK and is paid by Swish at the time of training. Swish no. 123 012 88 27 Read more here!

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