Amateur regatta: where to start and what you need to know

A regatta is a sailing competition. There are dozens of classes and formats, but in an amateur race you do not need professional skills: desire and teamwork are enough.

Which boats

• RS-21: small sport boats on which we race in Tbilisi.
• J/70: a 7-metre boat weighing under a ton, giving very thrilling sailing.
• One-design 42–45 ft cruising yachts: the format of our regatta in Turkey.

Small boats have almost no room inside, so participants stay ashore in a hotel or apartments.

How a camp works

First, coaching with an instructor: on the water morning and afternoon, a theory course in the evening. Everyone gets a role on the boat and sharpens their skills. Then the race days: several starts a day, with the results counted.

What you get

• Skills in handling a sport sailboat.
• The experience of a real regatta.
• A photo and video report, awards and a celebration dinner.
• A crew of like-minded people.

Where to go

In autumn and spring we run the RS-21 camp in Tbilisi, and all winter the OneClick Winter Series rounds run in Georgia with steady wind.