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Learn To Sail

Learn To Sail. Lesson Plans. What to wear / what to bring?. Materials:. comfortable clothes (layers) + extra dry ball cap / sunglasses boat shoes (sandals NOT recommended) PFD for all crew sunscreen bottle of water / snack whistle

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Learn To Sail

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  1. Learn To Sail Lesson Plans

  2. What to wear / what to bring? Materials: • comfortable clothes (layers) + extra dry • ball cap / sunglasses • boat shoes (sandals NOT recommended) • PFD for all crew • sunscreen • bottle of water / snack • whistle • weather knowledge (radio or weather page from newspaper) • ditty bag Method: Talk about the importance of bringing appropriate gear and wearing appropriate clothing. Pass around ditty bag to students allowing them to introduce themselves and pull something from the ditty bag. Discuss purpose and importance of each piece of gear pulled.

  3. Parts of a Sailboat Materials: (actual or diagrams illustrating them) • Small sailboat • Sailboat daggerboard or centerboard, rudder-tiller assembly • Sails • Running Rigging Method: Introduce parts of a sailboat by asking students to hold a part of the boat, or to pick up an one of the items (sail bag, lines, fins, etc) arranged near the boat. Allow each student to present their part, helping them with the name and purpose of each. Demonstrate how to attach or rig each part.

  4. Weather Awareness • Materials:

  5. windward DOCK leeward

  6. STEERING a SAILBOAT Move tiller to opposite side you want to turn

  7. STEERING a SAILBOAT With Jib trimmed in and Main eased out boat falls off the wind With Main trimmed in and jib eased out boat heads up into the wind

  8. Points Of Sail Beating Close Hauled Close Beam Reaching Broad Running

  9. STOPPING and STARTING a SAILBOAT

  10. TACKING a SAILBOAT Tack Quickly ! • Commands: • Ready About • Coming About Push Tiller towards the Sail

  11. Going Head To Wind

  12. Getting Out Of Irons

  13. Jibing Jibe SLOWLY ! • Commands: • Prepare to Jibe • JIBE-HO!

  14. Upwind Sailing Tacking upwind

  15. Downwind Sailing Jibing Down Wind

  16. Leaving a Dock • Always from leeward side of dock when possible • Consider wind direction and current • Push bow away from wind after casting off • Head in direction that gives best opportunity to get away from shoreline (shallow water)

  17. Returning to a Dock • Always to leeward side of dock when possible • Always Plan an Escape Route • Sail to within two boat lengths and then luff up • Glide to dock with all sails luffing • If coming in too fast back mainsail to slow down

  18. RECOVERING A CREW OVERBOAD

  19. RIGHT of WAY RULES

  20. RIGHT of WAY RULES

  21. RIGHT of WAY RULES

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  25. Thank You Moraine Sailing Club

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