Bowman - Conquering the pointy end - New course
by ORCV 27 Feb 2021 08:19 AEDT

Conquering the pointy end © ORCV
This new course aims to help boat owners and skippers upskill crew to be competent on the bow and help improve boat performance. Peter Dowdney who has 30 years of bow experience provides inspiration and insight into what it takes, what you need to do to move from crew to bow.
Develop the skills and learn the tips to be a great bow person and reduce the on the job "trial and error"
Over two progressive modules, participants are provided with a mixture of classroom and practical demonstrations to build knowledge and confidence for both inshore and offshore racing.
Everything you need to know if you want to conquer the bowman's role.
The course runs May 12th (online), Sunday morning 16th and 30th May and then Wednesday evening 2nd June. With only 30 places, book or learn more here.
The core objectives of this course are to:
- Develop and upskill the next generation of bowmen and women.
- Raise the standard of crew work
- Assist and encourage crew to take on the bow with confidence and understanding
- Allow boat owners an avenue to train valuable crew, reducing lots of trial and error.
- Provide a more formal explanation of who and why things are done on the bow.
Special offer: For Skippers who are also ORCV Members, we invite you to use your membership for one crew member to attend at the ORCV members rate. Please just drop us an email to once booked in so we can align that person to your membership.