Learn To SailLearn To Sail

Lesson Plans

What to wear / what to bring?

• 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

Materials:

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.

Parts of a Sailboat

• Small sailboat• Sailboat daggerboard or centerboard, rudder-tiller assembly• Sails• Running Rigging

Materials: (actual or diagrams illustrating them)

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.

Weather Awareness•Materials:

DOCK

windward

leeward

STEERING a SAILBOAT

Move tiller to opposite side you want to turn

STEERING a SAILBOAT

With Main trimmed in and jib eased out boat heads

up into the wind

With Jib trimmed in and Main eased out boat falls

off the wind

Points Of Sail

Reaching

Beating

Close H

auled

Beam

Close

Broad

Running

STOPPING and STARTING a SAILBOAT

TACKING a SAILBOAT

Tack Quickly !

Push Tiller towards the Sail

Commands:

1. Ready About

2. Coming About

Going Head To Wind

Getting Out Of Irons

JibingJibe SLOWLY !

Commands:

1. Prepare to Jibe

2. JIBE-HO!

Upwind Sailing

Tacking upwind

Downwind Sailing

Jibing Down Wind

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)

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

RECOVERING A CREW OVERBOAD

RIGHT of WAY RULES

RIGHT of WAY RULES

RIGHT of WAY RULES

RIGHT of WAY RULES

RIGHT of WAY RULES

RIGHT of WAY RULES

Thank YouThank You

Moraine Sailing Club