Harbor 20 Class Association

Click here to register – it’s FREE!

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OPEN TO ALL SAILORS! H20, PHRF, OTHER ONE DESIGNS…

While “Understanding the Racing Rules of Sailing” and “Boat Handling and Sail Trim” are essential topics to understand in order to be competitive, neither will teach you how and why a sailboat race is actually won. “Strategy” is a plan you make before the start as to how you would sail the course as fast as possible in the absence of other boats. “Tactics” is about boat-to-boat maneuvers that help you to sail to your strategic plan. Great for skipper and crew because two heads are better than one!

Sunday June 7

Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club

8:15  Registration / Continental Breakfast

9:00 Seminar begins

12:00 Lunch

5:00 Seminar ends

Registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch and course materials.

$140.00 if you register by June 2

$165.00 if you register after June 2

To register click here.

Join us also for the on-the-water companion clinic for Harbor 20’s on June 13 at LIYC! Bring your own boat and crew and put into practice what you learned at the seminar. Or, request a spot on a boat that we provide. Experienced mentors will be available to sail with you. For information and registration click here.

If you have any questions about this seminar, please feel free to contact me:

Peter Haynes

peterhaynes201@gmail.com

We hope to see you there!

What’s missing in this picture?

That’s right - NO MOORINGS!!!

NHYC May Twilights starts Thursday, May 7. First warning at 6pm sharp.

Since Harbor dredging is underway, this means that the NHYC morning field is completely empty. Forecast this week is westerly at 8-10kts. We’ll be setting courses in the wide open harbor. We’ve not seen sailing conditions this good in over a decade - don’t miss it!

BTW, Harbor 20 Fleet 1 members will be running the Twilight races all this month. Please come out and support your fleet.

Click here for the event page.

John Drayton & Phil Thompson

949-633-8348

Open to all sailors – H20, other one designs, PHRF, etc.

This is a HALF DAY interactive clinic focused on the parts of the racing rules that are most important for competitors to understand. Using white boards and magnetic boats, we will work through the scenarios that occur most often in any sailboat race – during the start, windward legs, the windward mark, leeward legs, the leeward mark, and the finish. Have questions about the rules, or situations you have been in? Come and get your questions answered! Great for skipper and crew because more heads are better than one.

Sunday, May 17, 1:00 – 5:00 PM

Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club

Price: $45.00

Click here to register.

Click here for the event page.

We hope you have been taking advantage of the educational opportunities to improve your racing skills this year. Each of the events with the exception of one are all-day events. The three all-day seminars are followed shortly thereafter by a companion on-the-water clinic intended to let you put the knowledge you learned in the classroom into practice on the water with an experienced mentor aboard . While attendance of the seminars is not mandatory for attendance if the clinics, the best learning experience is enjoyed by attending both. 

It is with regret that we have decided to cancel the clinic scheduled on April 4. The primary reason is that getting mentors for that event has proved very challenging because of all the team racing activity leading up to the Palmer Trophy and the Baldwin Cup. The secondary reason is that at this point only 4 people have registered – likely because it is also the day before Easter.

2026 Education Schedule

Friday Frolics can also be considered as educational opportunities where you can practice your skills in actual races where no one is keeping score and no trophies are awarded. You can find all the Friday Frolics listed on the Fleet 1 Calendar. If you have not registered to sail in Friday Frolics please do so. The is no cost and you only have to register once for the entire year. NHYC needs the information for insurance purposes. To register click here.

Click here to register

$140.00 if you register by February 24

$165.00 if you register after February 24

Click here to see testimonials

Click here for a detailed course description

Companion On-The-Water Clinic:

For the best learning experience join us also for the companion on-the-water clinic on Sunday, March 22 at LIYC that will allow you to put into practice what you learned in the classroom with an experienced mentor aboard. To register click here.

Don’t miss the races coming up every weekend in February–renew your membership today! 

If you’re a current Fleet 1 member who renews manually, you should have received an email from harbor20.org entitled “Time to renew your Harbor20 Membership” on or before Feb. 1. with instructions on how to do it.  (If you’re a past member who’s not current, you won’t get an email, but you can follow the instructions below.  If you’re a current member who renews automatically, you’ll get an email confirming your credit card was charged.)

To ensure our continued fiscal health, the owner and skipper fleet dues are increasing this year by $10, the first increase in over 10 years. 

Encourage your friends to join the fleet now, and their membership will be good through next January. Click here for a flyer that explains the benefits of membership and the various membership type options.

Instructions for renewing your membership:

1. Log into harbor20.org with your username (same as your email address) and password.
2. Select the Members > My Account menu option.
3. On the Account page, click the Orders option.
4. On the Orders page, click the Pay button next to the first order on the right.

Click here to check you rules IQ.

EVERYONE WELCOME – H20, other one designs, PHRF sailors

Whether you are just learning the racing rules or are already an expert racer, this seminar will improve and update your understanding of the complex rules of our sport. This course covers all the rules which govern the behavior of boats in close proximity when starting, meeting, encountering obstructions, rounding marks, and finishing. Animated PowerPoint, whiteboards with magnetic boats, and videos bring the rules to life! Includes continental breakfast, lunch, course materials., and a raffle ticket. Great for skipper and crew because more heads are better than one!

Sunday, January 18

Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club

8:15  Registration / Continental Breakfast

9:00 Seminar begins

12:00 Lunch

5:00 Seminar ends

Register early and save money!

$140.00 if registered before January 13

$165.00 if registered after January 13

To register click here.

You will notice that there is an option to order a course book printed in color. As there is always a right-of-way boat and a keep clear boat for every pair, and because the right-of-way can change instantaneously, and the right-of way boat may be “limited” in some way, or may need to give mark-room or room at an obstruction, and sometimes a boat racing is an obstruction to other boats that are racing, showing these in different colors really helps make the examples clear. And they are quite stunning! They are also very expensive which is why they are offered as an option.

Companion on-the-water clinic:

Classroom learning is one thing, but putting the knowledge into practice on the water is another. As it is not possible to combine the the classroom learning for this subject with on-the-water experience in a single day, we are offering a companion on-the-water clinic for this seminar a week later on Sunday, January 25, at LIYC. The format will be practice racing in close quarters that puts a premium on knowing the rules with an experienced mentor aboard each boat. If you will be attending the seminar, we hope you will also attend the clinic. Bring your own boat or request a spot on a boat. To register click here.