Sailing
Lesson 1
- Overview, safety rules, and equipment
- Wind direction
- Terminology and knots
- How do sails work? – lift vs. drag and basic sail trim
- Points of sail
- Heading up/bearing off (rounding up/falling off)
- Rigging and launching the boat
- Sailing upwind, tacking, and getting stuck in irons
- Sailing downwind, jibing, and sailing by the lee/accidental jibes
- Boat landing and de-rigging
Lesson 2
- Review of terminology, knots, points of sail, and safety
- Sail trim – telltales
- Sail adjustments – halyard, downhaul, and outhaul
- Rigging and launching the boat
- Sailing figure 8 and oval courses
- Safety:
- Capsize and crew overboard
- Sailing in strong winds
- Safety gear
- Stand-on/give-way
- Boat landing and de-rigging