JSA LIS Match Race Clinic

With Pearson Potts, five-time US Match Racing champion, and Dave Perry, also five-time US Match Racing champion and two-time Congressional Cup winner, you can't ask for a better introduction to match racing. They are not only great match racers, but great coaches that have fun.

We'll start at 1:00 on Friday, June 20, at Pequot with an intro to Ideals and making them go fast, then move to Cedar Point for pizza and chalk talk from 6:00 - 9:00.  For the weekend, we'll be at Pequot for two days on the water in Ideal 18's. Match racing is best in keel boats with spinnakers and we've got them. Light breakfast both mornings, JSA sponsored t-shirts, snacks after racing, a fun packed few days.

Teams of three in each boat. Sign-up individually, but come as a team. We'll prioritize one team per Club, then open it up. One skipper or rotate, skippers must be 14 years old, but crew can be any age.

Match racing is a great game, and we plan on having a JSA Match Racing Championship next year. Yet, the skills are highly applicable to fleet racing too. When you're leading the series and the second place boat gets on your transom before the last race, are you ready? When the Sears Cup comes down to two boats, will you be able to form a cohesive attack plan? Needless to say, this is a great primer for teams heading to the Sears Cup or contending for any championship.