Boat Handling & Sail Trim, Sunday March 1, BCYC
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$140.00 if you register by February 24
$165.00 if you register after February 24
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$140.00 if you register by February 24
$165.00 if you register after February 24

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:

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!
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.
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.
The 2026 education schedule is composed of classroom setting seminars and on-the-water clinics with experienced mentors aboard. It is targeted at those who are learning how to race a sailboat, and those who are already racers but would like to improve their skills.
Sailors who consistently finish well know a lot of stuff! To be competitive requires a good understanding of knowledge associated with three different topics, which are large enough and different enough as to be learned independently but must then be applied together on the water:
| The Racing Rules of Sailing | Makes the sport possible, but complicated enough to require study to understand |
| Boat Handling & Sail Trim | Performance is important in any form of racing |
| Strategy & Tactics | Which way to point the boat, or “how to win a sailboat race” |
Many books have been written on each of these topics. Because of the amount of information, a classroom setting is ideal, as it is difficult to learn it on the water. But, having absorbed information in the classroom, your learning curve when on the water is turbo-charged!
Each of the following events with the exception of one are all=day events. There are three all-day seminars covering the topics listed above. Each seminar is 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. In addition, there are two on-the-water clinics on “General Topics” that are not companions to seminars, where the topics will be chosen by the host and any additional presenters the host invites.
| Date | Event | Venue | Register |
| January 18 | Seminar – Racing Rules of Sailing | BCYC | Register |
| January 25 | Clinic – Racing Rules of Sailing | LIYC | Register |
| February 22 | Clinic – General Topics | LIYC | Register |
| March 1 | Seminar – Boat Handling & Sail Trim | BCYC | Register |
| March 22 | Clinic – Boat Handling & Sail Trim | LIYC | Register |
| Aoril 4 | Clinic – General Topics | BYC | Register |
| May 17 | Seminar – Rules Around the Race Course (1/2 day) | LIYC | Register |
| June 7 | Seminar – Strategy & Tactics | BCYC | Register |
| June 13 | Clinic – Strategy & Tactics | LIYC | Register |
The half-day “Rules Around the Race Course” is scheduled for mid-May and is targeted at summer evening racers.
Click the “Register” links above to register for any of these events. Why not give the gift of knowledge for Christmas? The information conveyed is equally useful for skippers and crews! In fact, on the most competitive boats, crews are as knowledgeable as the skipper – sometimes even more so…
We hope to see you there!
NOTE: The RSVP deadline has been extended to October 19.
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Click here to read about the annual trophies that are awarded at this event.

Do you feel like your Harbor 20 could be a little faster? The Fleet 1 Sail Order Window is open. Now is your chance to order new sails at a discount. because ordering during this time period allows the sails to be ordered, built, and measured at the same time.
Mailsail
The Fleet Sail Purchase window for new mainsails is now open. We work very hard to keep price increases down. This year’s cost is $1675.00 less 20% which comes to $1340.00
Please give me a call to get your order placed. (949) 275-3302 direct, or 949-645-6697 and press 1. We do need to get orders in by November 10th.
Harbor 20 Mainsail: Same Class Legal construction, fabric, and finish as current sails which includes 1 row of reef points, full battens, numbers, insignia, telltales, and bag.
Retail: $1675.00 less 20%: $1340.00
Best Regards,
Harry Pattison
Jib
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Class Race Jib: $1,149 Retail
Includes: Premium Race Dacron cloth from Challenge Sail Cloth.
Crosscut Construction with 3-step seaming, telltales with telltale
window, Vertical battens, roll-bag, and class measurement.
*optional Jib foot vison window $75 extra
10% Discount on 100% Deposit Order ~ $1,034.10 + Tax
w/ jib foot vision window ~ $1,101.60 + Tax
5% Discount on 50% Deposit Order ~ $1,091.55 + Tax
w/ jib foot vision window ~ $1,162.80 + Tax
Payments via Cash, Check or Zelle
Call or Email Ullman Sails, Inc.
Bruce Cooper
P: (714) 432-1860 C: (949) 633-0536
bcooper@ullmansails.com
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