RATING SHEETS AND WHY We have two sets of rating sheets: one type for campers and one type for counselors. The camper sheets have no checkboxes and we do not write a camper’s progress on them. Campers are free to take these sheets as a reference. The counselor sheets are only for sailing staff and are designed to stay in a box in the shack. Sailing staff check off what a camper has completed on these sheets and can write comments about how a camper is progressing and what he needs to work on. If a camper wishes to see what he has complete/what he still needs to work on, a counselor can look at this sheet and tell him what he needs to do-- without showing him the sheet. We have done our best to remove the subjectivity involved in sailing ratings for the benefit of both the camper and the staff. For that reason, our understanding is that a camper can receive the ratings of mate and deckhand by just completing the skills on the sheet-- without any judgment on his character or personality down at the sailing department. However, the ratings of helmsman and skipper do involve a character component. Specifically, if a camper is not exhibiting the character traits about at sailing and around camp, the sailing staff should talk to him at least two weeks before banquet and explain how his current actions will prevent his receiving the rating. Skill Explanations Mate ● Properly launch and return to the Small Cove beach under sail ● Sail in a straight line both up and down wind ● Tacking ○ tack from close haul to close haul using minimal rudder and sail trim adjustments ● Gybing ○ gybe from run to run using minimal rudder adjustments ● Proper sail trim for the sailed course ● Get out of irons properly ○ back the mainsail and understand how to use the rudder while moving backwards ● Perform a Pico flip drill, using the scoop method when possible ○ the scoop method has one person on the daggerboard while the other person is on the other side of the boat and is scooped into the boat when it is righted ● Be able to rig and derig a Pico, always leaving boats shipshape Deckhand ● Tack ○ tack from close haul to close haul using minimal rudder and mainsail trim adjustments ○ use and be able to explain proper jib trim through the tack (ie backing the jib) ● Gybe ○ gybe from run to run using minimal rudder adjustments ● Launch and dock from both the dock and a mooring ○ ● Perform a man overboard drill ● Successfully get out of irons ○ use the jib and rudder to get out of irons ● Effectively use telltales to trim Towne sails ○ telltales can be used to trim sails when sailing upwind ○ on the jib, both telltales should be streaming straight back ■ if the windward telltale is not streaming, jib in or head off ■ if the leeward telltale is not streaming, jib out or head up ○ on the mainsail, the telltales on the leech should be streaming straight back ● Exhibit proper sail trim for each point of sail ● Be able to accurately estimate wind speed and direction as well as wind shifts ● Be able to rig and derig a Towne ● Be able to sail backwards ○ hold mainsail all the way out and use rudder to steer ● Have a B2 rowing rating ● Heaving to ○ used to slow the boat’s movement without going into irons and losing control of the boat ○ jib backed, mainsail eased, rudder pushed away as if heading up into the wind Helmsman ● Launching and docking ● Sail wing on wing (mainsail and jib) ● Sail a proper course, maximizing speed with sail trim and boat balance ● Rig, hoist, trim, jibe, and douse a spinnaker ● Roll tack ○ the purpose of a roll tack is to lose as little speed or in some cases gain out of your tack ○ the two kinetic parts of the tack (the roll and the flatten) vary in their timing and intensity depending on the wind ○ the essential part of the tack is that the flatten is strong and timed correctly because the flatten is where the boat generates its power and acceleration ○ in light wind, the roll is important so that the skipper and crew have something to flatten against ○ in moderate breeze, the wind may provide enough enough force to flatten against ○ in heavy breeze, the goal of the skipper and crew is generally to cross the boat as quickly as possible to flatten the boat and get up to speed on the new tack ○ the heavier the breeze, the more you lose out of tacking ● Roll gybe ○ the purpose of a roll gybe is to lose as little speed or in some cases gain out of your gybe ○ the amount of rolling and flattening of a roll gybe is dramatically less than that of a roll tack ○ the goal of the flatten is just to give you a little pop out of the gybe ○ 420 roll gybes are also much more involved in terms of their boat handling because they are less responsive and require more kinetics to get the same acceleration out of the gybe ● Explain and properly perform an FJ/ Club 420 flip drill using the scoop method ● Have basic knowledge of weather, cloud formation, and general weather patterns as they happen on the lake and surrounding areas ● Show an understanding of basic racing rules and more advanced right of way rules as they apply in a racing setting ● Be able to rig and derig an FJ and Club 420 Properly ● Sail an FJ, Club 420, or Towne without a rudder ● Have a B3 rowing rating ● Anchor a Towne .