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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