True North Sailing

TRUE NORTH SAILING CRUISERS RALLY - The True North Sailing Club Fleet will be heading out under the Verrazano Bridge this Sunday August 28, 2022 departing Liberty Landing Marina at 2:30 p.m. to round West Bank Lighthouse in Raritan Bay. The wind forecast is calling for 10 knots out of the east and the ebb current will carry us south until the flood starts at the bridge at 5:24 p.m. for our return back into New York Harbor. If any local sailors would like to add your boats to the flotilla please feel free to meet us at the entrance to the Morris Canal where we will be hoisting our mainsails at approximately 2:45 p.m. The more the merrier! I look forward to seeing you out there. Captain Rick

True North Sailing Club Skipper Hector proudly wears his True North Sailing T-Shirt on his recent trip to the Panama Canal! It's great to see True North sailors travelling the world.

Now that the New Jersey temps are dropping to the teens we are greatly looking forward to our next Caribbean sailing adventure. We'll be sailing 5 catamarans through the waters of the British Virgin Islands this February (sold out).

Our next trip this summer will once again be sailing through the islands of Croatia this August. We still have space available on that trip so if interested please send an email to [email protected]
ASAP. There is honestly no better way to see this historical Mediterranean gem than from the deck of a 45 foot catamaran.

Sailors, if you don't have a clue yet, here's your ticket to a free zoom seminar! Get your chops up... (via Marlinspike Magazine, thanks)

South Street Seaport Museum Celestial Navigation Intro Class
May 30, 2-5 PM

Join Wavertree rigger Siyu Chen, a tall ship sailor and graduate of SUNY Maritime, for an introductory webinar about key concepts in celestial navigation.

Required reading materials will be provided. Register so that you can be sent an email a few days before the event with the Zoom instructions and further information.

Where are you? Join us for a 3-hour workshop on Modern Celestial Navigation. Learn how to use the North Star, read a sextant, find your latitude, and more. This event is FREE. Please register to be sent the Zoom link and password.

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South Street Seaport Museum Celestial Navigation Intro Class

Hi Sailors,
If you want to sail Faster and Smarter this is just a reminder that the North Sails - Sail Trim & Boat Speed Webinar Series continues tonight with the Symmetrical Spinnaker Trim Webinar. The American Sailing Association (A.S.A.) has partnered with North U. (The Education Division of North Sails) to offer a great online course for those of you waiting to get out on the water.

Sailing downwind is easy but optimizing downwind performance is tricky. You’ll learn how to control and optimize spinnaker shape with refinements that take you beyond the basics. You’ll also learn how to coordinate trim, helm, and crew weight to sail faster, deeper, and with more control.

If you can't view this or the other webinars in this package tonight remember that you get 30 days access. See info below.

Previous webinars included in the package offer were on Upwind Sail Trim so if you are having trouble getting your boat up to speed upwind or want to increase your pointing ability or downwind V.M.G. (velocity made good) this Webinar Series is a great solution for you.

These North U Sail Trim & Boat Speed Seminars cover sail trim on all points of sail. Upwind topics include jib trim, mainsail trim and helming. Downwind sections will cover symmetric and asymmetric spinnakers as well as tips for those who sail under jib and main only.

The differences between good and great trim, between OK and fast boat speed, are small and nuanced. Kick your speed up a notch at the A.S.A. / North U Sail Trim Webinar.

Live Webinar Dates Are Below (If you can't view live on these dates you also get 30 day access)
Session 1 - Upwind Trim (Part 1) - May 5th, 7:00 - 9:00 EDT
Session 2 - Upwind Trim (Part 2) - May 7th, 7:00 - 9:00 EDT
Session 3 - Symmetric Spinnaker Trim - May 12th, 7:00 - 9:00 EDT
Session 4 - Asymmetric Spinnaker Trim - May 14th, 7:00 - 9:00 EDT

Full 4 Course Package: $145 Individual Session: $40

15% A.S.A. Member Discount

Click for full course outline and to register today!

North U Sail Trim Webinars This winter is a great time to attend a seminar! No matter what boat you sail, the North U Sail Trim Seminar is for you - it's always more fun to sail fast.

Hi Sailors,
If you want to sail Faster and Smarter this is just a reminder that the North Sails - Sail Trim & Boat Speed Webinar Series starts today. If you can't view today you get 30 days access. See info below.

If you are having trouble getting your boat up to speed upwind or want to increase your pointing ability or downwind V.M.G. (velocity made good) I may have a solution for you.
The American Sailing Association (A.S.A.) have partnered with North U. (The Education Division of North Sails) to offer a great online course for those of you waiting to get out on the water.

The North U Sail Trim & Boat Speed Seminar covers sail trim on all points of sail. Upwind topics include jib trim, mainsail trim and helming. Downwind sections will cover symmetric and asymmetric spinnakers as well as tips for those who sail under jib and main only.

The differences between good and great trim, between OK and fast boat speed, are small and nuanced. Kick your speed up a notch at the A.S.A. / North U Sail Trim Webinar.

Live Webinar Dates Are Below (If you can't view live on these dates you also get 30 day access)
Session 1 - Upwind Trim (Part 1) - May 5th, 7:00 - 9:00 EDT
Session 2 - Upwind Trim (Part 2) - May 7th, 7:00 - 9:00 EDT
Session 3 - Symmetric Spinnaker Trim - May 12th, 7:00 - 9:00 EDT
Session 4 - Asymmetric Spinnaker Trim - May 14th, 7:00 - 9:00 EDT

Full 4 Course Package: $145 Individual Session: $40

15% A.S.A. Member Discount

Click for full course outline and to register today!

North U Sail Trim Webinars This winter is a great time to attend a seminar! No matter what boat you sail, the North U Sail Trim Seminar is for you - it's always more fun to sail fast.

Hi Sailors,
The Award Winning True North Sailing School and the American Sailing Association (A.S.A.) have partnered with North U (The Education Division of North Sails) to offer a great online course for those of you waiting to get out on the water.
The North U Sail Trim & Boat Speed Seminar covers sail trim on all points of sail. Upwind topics include jib trim, mainsail trim and helming. Downwind sections will cover symmetric and asymmetric spinnakers as well as tips for those who sail under jib and main only.
The differences between good and great trim, between OK and fast boat speed, are small and nuanced. Kick your speed up a notch at the True North / A.S.A. / North U Sail Trim Webinar.
Live Webinar Dates Are Below (If you can't view live on these dates you also get 30 day access)
Session 1 - Upwind Trim (Part 1) - May 5th, 7:00 - 9:00 EDT
Session 2 - Upwind Trim (Part 2) - May 7th, 7:00 - 9:00 EDT
Session 3 - Symmetric Spinnaker Trim - May 12th, 7:00 - 9:00 EDT
Session 4 - Asymmetric Spinnaker Trim - May 14th, 7:00 - 9:00 EDT
Full 4 Course Package: $145
Individual Session: $40
15% A.S.A. Member Discount
Click for full course outline and to register today!

North U Sail Trim Webinars This winter is a great time to attend a seminar! No matter what boat you sail, the North U Sail Trim Seminar is for you - it's always more fun to sail fast.

Two more pics from the True North Archives. Jean looking good hiking hard in the True North XMAS Laser Regatta at the Bitter End Yacht Club and Captain Rick holding the jib sheets for support after the Painkiller Regatta Awards Ceremony!

From the True North Sailing Club Archives. Here's some vintage B.V.I. / Toga Party pics from the 1990's.
Captain Rick looks like he hasn't aged a bit! LOL!!!

We'll be heading back down south for some more fun in the sun and memory making next February. Will you be with us?

True North Sailing School B.V.I. Challenge -

So you think you know a lot about the B.V.I.?

Well prove it!!!

I've got a FREE True North Sailing / Planet Earth T - Shirt (as seen on Captain Rick and his Race Crew below / there is a big J/29 logo on the back) for the first person who emails me all of the correct answers to the True North Sailing B.V.I. Crossword puzzle below.

Email answers to - [email protected]

5,4,3,2,1, GO!

A few more pics from the True North Sailing Archives.

It's a great feeling to know that True North has played a small part in bringing so many people together through the years.

1) Skippers meeting on the bow at Cane Garden Bay, Tortola
2) Skipper Matt and his snorkeling crew
3) The ladies meet the Foxy Mon!
4) George & Faeth enjoy Painkillers at The Soggy Dollar Bar
5) Hammock Hanging White Bay, Jost van D**e
6) Kiwi Dave and the girls at Anegada

If you have some True North pics that we can post please email them to - [email protected]

From the True North Sailing Archives -

1) Captain Rick and crew finish dinner in Belize

2) Here's Memo chillaxin' with Coco and Gloriana at White Bay, Jost van D**e.

3) Radio Dave double handing pitchers of Painkillers at The Bitter End Yacht Club in Virgin Gorda, B.V.I.

From the True North Sailing 2019 Archives -
Here's True North Sailing Club Member Gary sporting his T - shirt that has a profound message!