" . , " .'• .:. i' "', CONVAIR SAILING CLUB . " INSTRUCTION BOOK .. , , , Convair Sailing Club Ins,truction Book - Revised 2005 Convair Sailing Club Sailing Handbook , Table of Contents Foreward ............................... ;.................................... ' ............ : .......................................... 4 Chapter 1 - Types of Sailboats ......, ...................................................................... ,............ 5 Chapter2,- Parts of the Boat....: ......................................................................: ................ 7 Parts of the Hull ....................................................................... ;................ ;................. 7 Rigging :..... , .......... ;..................... ; ............, ...... :....... :...................................................... 8 Rigqing ..........................' ..................................................... ; ....................................... 9 Standing Rigging ..........................................................................................~ ............. 9 Parts of the Sail .................. ; ................................................... ,................................... ,9 , Running Riggirig .................................................................: ........... : ......................... '10 Running Rigging ...................... :......................................... ' ....................................... 11 Chapter 3 - How Boats Sail .......................................................... ; .................... :...... ; ..... 13 Propelling forces ............................ ; .............................. ; ........ ; ..... :......................... :.1,3 stability .................................. ~ ............................................, ..................................... 14 , Stability' ..................................., .................................................... .' ........... ;................. 15 Steering ............... ;..................................... ;.................................... ; ......................... 15 Sail Trim ........................................................................; .......................................... 17 Weather Helm and Lee Helm ............................. : ... ; ........., ............. ~ ........................ 18 Chapter 4 - Points of Sail. Beating. Reaching. Running ................................................ 19 Sailing Circle ............................................................................; ........ :...................... 19 Polar Plots of Boat Speed .................................: ............. ~ ........................................ 21 Chapter 5 - True and Apparent Wind ....... ;.. ;........................ ,..................................... : ... 22 Chapter 6 ~ Tacking and ,Jibing ........................., ................. ;.; ......................................... 23 Chapter 7 -'Docking ...................................... ;.. , ............... :.................. ~ ............................ 26 Procedures for Vielo!'! at the Marina Slip ........................., ................................. ; ..... 30 Leaving the SIiP: .... ;...... , ...................... ~ ......... ;; .......................................................... 30 arriving at the Slip: .......................................; ....... :................................................... 27 , Chapter 8 - Anchoring ......................: .... : ...... : .................................................................. 31 . Chapter 9 - Safetv ................................ _......................................................................... 33 Safety Eguipment ....................................................................................: ................ 33 Man-Over-Board (MOB) Procedure......................... :...................... : ........... ~ ............ 34 Chapter 10 - Boating Laws and Reaulations .. :.............................................................. 36 Safe boating equipment required: ...............................................................;.; .......... 36 Security Regulations ................................................................................................ 37 Common Sense Rules .......................................................................:" .. ,............ : .... 38 .. Rules ofthe Road ............ ~ .........................................................., .............................. 38 Hom Notification:..... , ........................................................ ; ................... ; ................... 39 - 1 - " , ' Convair Sailing Club Instruction Book - Revised 2Q05 '··'''.I~~ccidents ..................................... ,............................................................................ 39 Chapter 11 - Environment .............................................................................................. 40 Wind ..................................................: ............................................ : ......................... 40 Tide............. : .... :........................................ ~ ............................................................... 41 Chapter 12 - Marlinspike Seamanship ........................................................................... 43 The Figure Eight Knot ...................................................................................: .......... 44 The Cleat Hitch .. , .. ~ .................... ;............................................................................... 44 The Slip Knot ..................... : ................................, ........................................................ 45 The Bowline .............................................................................................................. 45 . Two Half Hitches ............ ,., .................................................... :.................. :............... 46 Coiling ........................... :.... , ......................... ;... , ............................, ............................ 47 The Reef (Square) Knot and Variants ............................................................ ~ ........ 48 The Sheet Bend and Double Sheet Bend ................................................. ,............. 49 The Clove Hitch ...............................................................................: .. : ..................... 49 The Rolling Hitch ....................................................................................................... 49 Appendix 1. Lesson Plans - Classroom ......................................................................... 50 First Classroom Sessjon ....................... ; .................................................................. 50 Second Classroom Session .......................................... ; .......................................... 52 Third ClassroomSessiog ............................................... :......................................... 54 Appendix 2. Lesson Plans - On-Water ... : ...................................................................... 56 WATER INSTRUCTION - LESSON PLAN 1... ......................................................... 56 WATER INSTRUCTION - LESSON PLAN 11 ......................................... :............... 57 WATER INStRUCTION -LESSON PLAN ilL......................................................... 58 . WATER INSTRUCTION-LESSON PLAN IV ........................................................ 59 CSC Wate'r, Instructkm Weekly. Evaluation Form ................................. ; ............... :... 60 . Appendix 3. Sails - Care. Furling and Folding .............................................: ................. 61 Furling Procedures for the Mainsails ............ ;........................................................... 61 Stowing the Victory Jibs ........................................................................................... 62 Appendix 4. Equipment Care and Handling ................................................................... 63 Victory Rigging Instrucilons ...........................................................................: ......... 63 Victory De-Rigging Instructions ............................................................ :........... : ...... 64 Reefing a Sail .. ,., ......................................................., ...................... : ......................... 65 Motors ... : .................. :..... :.................................................................. : ....................... 66 Boat Cleaning and Inspection Check List ................................................................ 68 Check list of eguipmenl. ........................................................................................... 70 . AppendiX 5. The Harbor Island West Marina ........ , ........................................................ 71 Appendix 6. Checkout Criteria ........................................................................................ 72 Convair Sailing Club Check Out Check List ......... ,.................................................. 72 Convair Sailing Club Ocean Qualification ................................................................ 74 Appendix 7. The Beaufort Scale of Wind Forces .... : ...................................................... 76 -2- •, •. , .- . Convair Sailing Club Instruction Book - Revised