Topper Sailboats, the UK’s favourite sailboat supplier, is launching a new sailing school in Phokia, Turkey, with expert assistance from former Olympic sailor Rob White and Royal Yacht Association and Youth Catamaran coach Brian Phipps for the most exciting, enjoyable and insightful introduction to a higher class of racing.

The six-day course, which begins in early May, covers sailing racing using the new Topper Topaz 16 and Topper 14 Catamaran, two of the company’s best performing and versatile sailboats.

The course covers a variety of sailing essentials. On land clinics provide practical techniques of tacking (the zig-zag motion that pits the boat towards the direction of the wind) and gybing (turning the boat downwind so the wind is coming from the opposite side to move the boom) catamarans, sail settings and maneuvering.

There’ll be trapeze skills, crew and helm advancement and wind sailing skills. With a host of other essential catamaran activities, the on land clinics prepare you perfectly for on water session. After your introduction to the water, on land advanced clinics go deeper into the science of sailing; rig and hull tuning, sail setting, batten tension, rig compression and much more. Rob White and Brian Phipps will then provide essential technical advice on where to start on the starting line, how best to control a catamaran at low speeds and effective methods of turning. When you take these skills to the water in a racing environment, you will definitely experience the difference!

There’s also a blaster session, where you can go full tilt with Phipps and White in an on-the-wire catamaran sailing experience! The whole course is topped off with a Topper Cat Race Series, followed by a prize giving.

This course promises to be an exhilarating experience as you experience the power of catamarans in the beautiful, warm climate and surroundings of Phokia, Turkey.