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#01 Names on and off the boat

Administrator

May 18, 2006 12:03:26 AM

* Part of "Have New Crew?"

Understand the names and places on a boat.
Understand the terminology in relationship to the boat.
Knowing the names of the lines on a boat.
Understanding what the lines do on the boat.
Understanding the names of the sails and why to use them.
Knowing the sides and corners of the sails.
Knowing the equipment names on a boat.

#02 How to set up & put away the boat

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May 18, 2006 12:04:24 AM

* Part of "Have New Crew?"

Understand where you place the lines.
Understand how you raise and lower the main.
Understand how you raise and lower the foresails.
Understand how you raise and lower the spinnaker.
Understand how you fold sails.
Understand how to get the boat ready and put it away.

#03 Sail Trim

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May 18, 2006 12:06:22 AM

* Part of "Have New Crew?"

Understand what the lines do (much more detail than names on and off the boat).
Understand how to trim the foresail to get the maximum performance.
Understand how to trim the main to get the maximum performance.
Understand how to trim the spinnaker to get the maximum performance.
Understand the theory of reduce sail can help your speed.

#04 Sailing Rules

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May 18, 2006 12:08:21 AM

* Part of "Have New Crew?"

Understanding the basic rules of sailing.
Knowing the rules at start lines.
Knowing the sequence for a start.
Knowing the flags on a start line.
Comprehending the sounds for the start sequence.
Understanding the windward mark rounding rules.
Understanding the leeward mark rounding rules.
Comprehending the rules when you are passing or getting passed by another boat upwind.
Comprehending the rules when you are passing or getting passed by another boat downwind.

#05 P.H.R.F.

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May 18, 2006 12:09:08 AM

* Part of "Have New Crew?"

Comprehending what a handicap formula is.
Knowing the drawbacks and advantages of handicap formulas to your specific boat.
How current, tides, chop, physical features, and lack or too much wind effects the formula.

#06 Flags

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May 18, 2006 12:10:05 AM

* Part of "Have New Crew?"

Knowing the alphabet by flags.
Knowing the flags used by Race Committee.
Understanding what each flag means (diver down, need help, I want to communicate with you, I need a pilot and much more).
Understand what the flags mean to the shipping and navel vessels.
Know the flags and pennants for numbers.
Understanding what eh pennants mean.

#07 Morale

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May 18, 2006 12:11:19 AM

* Part of "Have New Crew?"

Knowing how to keep the morale high.
Understanding the responsibilities of the skipper.
Understanding the responsibilities of crew.
Examples on how to communicate to each other.
Explain how to work as a team.
Examples use on Annie.

#08 Long Distance Strategies

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May 18, 2006 12:12:50 AM

* Part of "Have New Crew?"

(this is good for the cruiser to get the most out of their sail too!)

Understanding how current effects boats.
Understand how chop effects a boat
Understand how other boats effect the wind for you.
Understanding the effects that physical features affect the current.
Understanding the effects that physical features affect the wind.
How to use wakes as a benefit.

#09 RTB Strategies

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May 18, 2006 12:14:03 AM

* Part of "Have New Crew?"

Knowing the courses for Round the Buoys.
Knowing the names f the markers in the racecourse.
Knowing what to look for before a race.
Knowing some starting strategies.
Comprehending the flag sequence for the start.
Knowing some mark rounding strategies.
Knowing the finish line strategies.

#10 Starting and Mark Roundings

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May 18, 2006 12:15:08 AM

* Part of "Have New Crew?"

Knowing what to look for and get ready in the Pre Start Stage.
Knowing the goals and rules for a great start!
Understand racing tactics for Starts.
Knowing what to do when there are wind shifts.
Comprehending strategies for a fast start.
Understanding the concept of the first leg of a race.
Understand racing tactics for mark Roundings.
Understanding the differences of good and bad air.
Know the flags for Race Committee.

#11 Annie Accomplishments

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May 18, 2006 12:15:56 AM

Explain the history of Annie 74345.
Explaining how Annie went form not knowing anything to winning important regional races in a few years.
Understanding the goals of Annie and crew (both racing and getting huge numbers of people sailing for free).
Explaining Annie’s 5 and 10 year plans and when they were accomplished and the ones yet to be accomplished.

#12 Optimist Sailing

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May 18, 2006 12:17:04 AM

* Part of "New to Dinghies?"

What is a Optimist?
Great Fact
Side of a Boat
Parts of an Optimist
Going into the wind
Going a beam of the wind
Going down wind
Dagger
Optimist Sail
Trimming the Sail
Steering
Weight on the boat for Moderate Winds
Weight on the boat for Light Winds
Using weight for Steering

#13 Laser Sailing

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May 18, 2006 12:20:41 AM

* Part of "New to Dinghies?"

What is a Laser?
Specifications Under Current Rules
Side of a boat
Parts of a Laser
Going into the wind
Going a beam of the wind
Going down wind
Dagger
Laser Sail
Trimming the Sail
Steering
Weight on the boat for Moderate Winds
Weight on the boat for Light Winds
Using weight for Steering

#14 Fireball Sailing

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May 18, 2006 12:22:01 AM

* Part of "New to Dinghies?"

What is a Fireball?
The History of the Fireballs.
Sides of a Fireball.
Parts of a Fireball.
Relating to the winds
Dagger or centerboard.
Parts of the sail.
Trimming the sails.
Steering the boat
Using your weight to help the boat go faster.

#15 White Sails Level 1

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May 18, 2006 12:23:36 AM

* Part of "New to Dinghies?"

Life Jacket
Clothing
Capsizing
Right a boat
What your boat has to have
Special Items
5 useful knots
Where is the wind coming from?
Coiling Rope
When you are finished
Terminology
Defining terms

#16 White Sails Level 2

Administrator

May 18, 2006 12:24:09 AM

* Part of "New to Dinghies?"

Identify parts of the boat
Where you are compare to the wind
Tacking
Gybing
2 useful knots
Getting under way from the beach
Skipper’s commands
Stopping the boat
Righting a dinghy
Docking on the beach

#17 White Sails Level 3

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May 18, 2006 12:24:57 AM

* Part of "New to Dinghies?"

Similar to many level three sailing courses.
With one and two it makes a basic package for new sailors.

#18 Bronze Sails Level 1

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May 18, 2006 12:25:58 AM

* Part of "New to Dinghies?"

What to look for before you sail.
Flotation devices
Arranging rope
Naming parts of a dinghy
Use of the mainsail
What you change in different types of weather.
Crew’s duties

#19 Bronze Sails Level 2

Administrator

May 18, 2006 12:26:39 AM

* Part of "New to Dinghies?"

The different types of anchors; The strengths of each one
Amount of rode or purchase to get out when anchoring
The purpose of the centerboard
How much centerboard to use and when.
Naming parts of a spinnaker
How to launch a spinnaker
How to trim a spinnaker
How to gybe a spinnaker
How to douse a spinnaker

#20 Silver Sails

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May 18, 2006 12:27:17 AM

* Part of "New to Dinghies?"

The people who run a race or regatta:
1. Race organizers
2. The notice of race.
3. Race Instructions
4. Race committee
5. Protest committee
6. Scorers
Some of the flags used in a race
Terminology used to communicate with in your boat.