Start Yacht RacingIt might sound scary and glamorous, but actually there’s lots of roles for newcomers to play onboard a yacht or keelboat. We look at how to get started big boat racing1 How is this different?One of the biggest differences is the considerably greater loads on a big yacht 2 Training optionsThose wanting to learn to race big boats need to be a little more resourceful in planning their training 3 Finding a crewing positionOne tactic is to hitch a lift by ‘dockwalking’ around marinas before the start of racing 4 Getting startedHere’s a suggestion for total novices wanting to get started in big boat racing from scratch |