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Preparation o Knows appropriate clothing to suit conditions you are Step o Can identify and use appropriate safety equipment here o Demonstrates an understanding of the need for protection from 3 environmental elementsStep 2 Step Rig and Equipment o Able to rig board with correct tensions Start o Can identify the commonly used parts of the rig 1 Racing o Can identify board and rigBett typeser o Can identify directionWind suandrf windward/leewarding Start Ropework o Can tie , and uphaul Windsurfing

Safety and o Can perform butterfly self-rescue Emergencies o Knows distress signals o Can be safely towed by a

Step 3 Step 2 Step Start 1 Racing Better www.discoversailing.org.auyou are Windsurf8 ing Start here Windsurfing Skills and o Able to carry board and rig Techniques o Able to launch and retrieve the board and rig separately o Can successfully uphaul and maintain neutral position o Can steer and tacks o Demonstrates crossover setting and close hauled o Can gybe and in light wind o Can sail upwind/downwind and around a triangular course

Sailing Theory o Understands centre of effort and centre of lateral resistance o Can explain the points of sail o Understands windward and leeward o Has an understanding of the rules: same tack, opposite tack, commercial vessels and powerboats o Has an awareness of local regulations

Weather and the o Can identify wind direction Environment o Able to source weather forecasts o Source tidal information for local area

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Preparation o Knows appropriate clothing to suit conditions o Can identify and use appropriate safety equipment o Able to perform basic pre-windsurfing warm up

Rig andStep Equipment o Able to rig battened sail with correct tensions o Can identify all parts of the board and rig 3 Step o Can demonstrate board and sail care o Chooses correct rig 2to suit conditions Step RopeworkStart o Can tie a bowline, clove hitch, round turn and two half hitches Racing 1 Safety and o Can perform a completeBett de-riger self-rescue in 10 knots wind Emergencies o Participates inWi beingnd sutowedrf byin boatg Start you are o Can successfully rescue and tow another windsurfer Wiandnd boardsu upwindrfing here o Understands the signs and treatment for hyperthermia

www.discoversailing.org.au 10 Skills and o Able to launch board with rig attached Techniques o Can perform shallow water and beach starts o Can adjust while sailing o Successfully turns and stops in confined spaces o Uses body weight and rig to perform turns o Can perform fast tacks using power of rig o Can perform gybes maintaining power and speed o Successfully sail a triangle course in over 10 knots o Commences using a harness, hooking in and out o Can sail using foot straps Preparation o Knows appropriate clothing to suit conditions o Can identify and use appropriate safety equipment Sailing Theory o Understands correct sail shape for wind conditions o Able to perform basic pre-windsurfing warm up o Identifies correct centreboard position on all points of sail o Can select safe windsurfing venues considering wind and tide patterns Rig and Equipment o Able to rig battened sail with correct tensions o Understands board and sail types and their uses o Can identify all parts of the board and rig o Can demonstrate board and sail care Weather and the o Recognises tides, currents and rips and their effect on the board o Chooses correct rig to suit conditions Environment o Understands land and breezes Ropework o Can tie a bowline, clove hitch, round turn and two half hitches o Able to source weather forecasts o Shows an awareness of local tidal conditions Safety and o Can perform a complete de-rig self-rescue in 10 knots wind Emergencies o Participates in being towed by boat o Can successfully rescue and tow another windsurfer and board upwind o Understands the signs and treatment for hyperthermia Instructor Signature Date

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Preparation o Knows appropriate clothing to suit conditions o Can identify and use appropriate safety equipment o Able to perform basic pre-windsurfing warm up and stretches

Rig and Equipment o Understands the effects of mast stiffness o Understands sail designs and their application o Can set harness lines to suit conditions o Can identify types of harnesses o Demonstrates of rotational camber induced rigs o Can successfully adjust sail shape for all wind strengths and angles

Safety and o Understands and can demonstrate emergency action for broken , universal, Emergencies mast and o Can secure and tow another windsurfer and board upwind in wind over 15 knots o Understands surf rules o Has an awareness of local area surf conventions and regulations

www.discoversailing.org.au 12 Skills and o Can adjust mast track efficiently Techniques o Can perform water starts o Can leave shore and return through a beach break o Can perform water starts o Can exit water carrying board and rig above head o Can successfully increase rig power by closing the slot o Can perform carve gybe o Can demonstrate position control on a start line or stationary object o Can adjust mast track and centreboard (if fitted) to advantage on all legs

Sailing Theory o Understands true and and its effects o Understands how rig angle and board balance effect performance o Demonstrates knowledge of relevant racing rules o Demonstrates race tactics on all legs of courses o Understands board design, rail shape, rocker, concaves, tail shape, volume and fin shape o Is aware of racing documents, notice of race and sailing instructions o Understands the effect of and control of sail twist

Weather and the o Understands breaking characteristics of waves Environment o Can identify rips and plan route to sail through waves o Can predict impending weather based on observation o Understands the characteristics of cold fronts o Can identify wind shifts o Reacts by showing an understanding of gusts and lulls o Able to interpret weather maps and patterns o Can determine best locations for specific windsurfing activities o Shows an awareness of current tidal conditions and identify tidal flow while on the water

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