This is the draft of the revised Sailing Crew class outline for this year, . There is also a link to more boating education / sailing resources at the bottom of the page from a sailing crew class last fall, there are several handouts and additional information at this link.
Mountaineers Sailing Class Outline / Schedule
Class 1 April 6 – Hal Tobie
- Parts of Sailboat
- Winches
- Knots
- How a Sailboat Sails
- Points of Sail
- Sail Trim
- Reefing
Class 2 April 12, 2012 – Hal Tobie
- Maneuvers Procedures and Commands
- Chart References
- Instruments
- GPS
- Boom Vang
- Jibing
- Shilshole Aids to Navigation – Mike Brough
- Sailing Gear – Mike Brough
- Signup for At The Dock Session
April 13 – April 25 At The Dock Sessions – Various Skippers
Class 3 April 26 – Mike Brough
- Chart Take-home quiz Review
- Currents and Tides
- Life Sling System
- Rules of the Road
- Navigation Lights
- Line Heaving
- Line Handling
- Safe/unsafe areas of Boat
- Hypothermia
- Signup for May/June Sails
Class 4 May 3 – Mike Brough
- Sailing essentials
- ATONs (Aids To Navigation)
- Charts
- Distress Signals
- Marine Heads
- Signup for May June Sails
- GPS Overboard demo – Parking lot
Sailing Crew Class Resources – Spring 2012 – More resources for students and boaters.
Will you be having a similar class this spring of 2013? And how would one sign up for that?
Here is the 2013 Sign-up link
http://www.mountaineers.org/source/aTrips/TripRegister.cfm?Event=34139