SAMPLE LESSON GRID -- BASIC

COURSE DESCRIPTION A fun introduction to the fundamentals of sailing COURSE OUTCOME Sailor will be able to maneuver a keelboat upwind and downwind in open water ,using proper trim, and and the boat when appropriate Week 1 2 Harbor Orientation Emergency Equip. & Proceed. Safety, Fun, Learning Points of Sail Emergency Contact Forms At the end of today you'll be able to sail On Personal Gear Teamwork: Shore Lifejackets (provided) --sailing is a team sport Class Procedures Takeaways: Weather & Marine Forecast --what stood out for each sailor from last class Find the Wind START & STOP TACK & JIBE HEAD UP & FALL OFF Review: Checklist Rigging, nomenclature, & checklist ! ! ! ! Demo Emergency Equipment ! ! ! ! Getting underway with ! ! ! ! Intro to mooring departure On Head up, fall off ! ! ! ! Head up, fall off ! ! ! ! Water Introduce & jibing ! ! ! ! Telltales/apparent wind ! ! ! ! Start, stop, safety position in open water ! ! ! ! Directing your crew ! ! ! ! Everyone sails the boat ! ! ! ! Tacking ! ! ! ! De-rig, Stow, Ship-shape ! ! ! ! Sail trim ("turn & trim") ! ! ! ! Points of sail ! ! ! ! Demo the start, stop, and operation of motor ! ! ! ! Jibing ! ! ! ! Getting underway & return with motor ! ! ! ! Steering three ways (tiller, sails, wt. shift) ! ! ! ! Intro to mooring return

Knot of the day--locking cleat hitch Knot of the day--figure 8 Debrief Debrief Highlights? No-go Zone Questions? Homework: points of sail On Has the wind changed? Shore Homework: Tacking Jibing 5 days of forecasts 2018-03

Week 3 4 Knots Rules of the road Aids to navigation: Plan a sail --lights, buoys Takeaways from last class On Takeaways from last class Shore

UPWIND SAILING GETTING THERE DOWNWIND SAILING GETTING BACK

Review: Review --tacking & Jibing Sail for fun: On --head up, fall off --try to get somewhere Water --sail trim Maintain a course ! ! ! ! --points of sail Refine sail trim ! ! ! ! Making way to windward ! ! ! ! Helm balance--weather/lee helm ! ! ! ! In-irons recovery ! ! ! ! Collision avoidance ! ! ! ! Crew management & commands ! ! ! ! Intro to harbor sailing

Knot of the day--bowline Knot of the day--coil a line Debrief Debrief Sail Chicago Programs ( TT, MCO, Racing) Basic sailing evaluation Homework: Homework: more knots On --rules of the road Shore --knots

Instructor notes Introduce sailing off of and onto the can Practice, practice: emphasize the need for additional practice outside of class--Tiller Times, Racing