New Castle Sailing Club Basic Sailing Why is sailing instruction important? Safe Sailing (“Check Out” to earn a key) Accelerated learning curve I can’t even accelerates the fun imagine how you managed Promotes club continuity that! “Members who don’t get checked out – drop out” How do we instruct? ①Classroom Instruction * You’re encouraged to attend all classes but, the “Safety and Hazards” class is mandatory. * Nomenclature is important! No, there’s not a steering wheel. Sit toward the stern, grab the tiller, & sheet in the main. Study nomenclature in Sailing Fundamentals and the NCSC binder. Huh? How do we instruct? ②Dry-land Training How do we instruct? ③On-the-Water Instruction ④ Crew for club races ⑤ Volunteer for the Race Committee Parts of a Boat Parts of a Sail PORT / STARBOARD Bow Left Right How does a sailboat go? It’s more than just wind pushing on the sail “ How do we sail in a different direction then the wind?” Smooth airflow over a well shaped sail produces lift (Bernoulli Principle) The force of the center board (stops drift) Understanding sailing can be scientific and intuitive Recommend intro of lift & Bernouilli at www.kqed.org/quest/television/the-physics-of-sailing Think Sail Shape and Position Sail Design – shaped for airflow Can see shape of sail by putting bricks on the corners & raising the center. Sail Trim – position of sail relative to the wind Adjust sail trim with the sheets There are other adjustments to fine tune the shape of a sail that you will learn as you gain experience. Points of Sail * Can sail in any direction except into the wind (NO SAIL AREA) * Point of sail is your heading with respect to the wind WIND NO SAIL AREA Points of Sail Heading Up & Bearing Away Heading Up - steering into the wind Bearing Away - steering away from the wind Important Terms Become familiar with these terms. We’ll discuss “How-Tos” later. Heeling / Hiking Trimming the Sails (“Sheet in” or “Ease”) Luffing Tell Tails Important Terms • Tack (Port or Starboard) • Tacking (Coming About) • In Irons • Jibing Important Terms Flying the Spinnaker Windward / Leeward Wind Direction & Speed Knots vs. MPH WIND Let’s sail Close Hauled 45o off the wind WIND What is the proper sail trim? Insert photo Where should the crew be? Centerboard position? What is pinching? WIND Let’s sail a Beam Reach 90o off the wind WIND What is the proper sail trim? Where should the crew be? Centerboard position? WIND Let’s sail a Broad Reach 135o off the wind WIND What is the proper sail trim? Centerboard position? Where should the crew be? WIND Let’s sail on a Run 180o off the wind What is the proper sail trim? Wing-n-wing or spinnaker? Where should the crew be? Watch the accidental jibe? Accidental Jibe Watch for an accidental jibe when sailing by the lee. 5 Tacking the Boat Final sail trim Bow goes through the wind (push tiller to leeward) Duck the boom & 4 balance Skipper’s commands: “ready weight about”, “ready”, “hard alee” No-sail Zone Sail through the no-sail zone * 3 best to tack from close hauled “Hard alee” Turn into wind & Coming out of the tack the crew Cast off sheets balances the boat and trims sail 2 “Ready” “Ready about” 1 5 Final Jibing the Boat sail trim Stern through the wind (pull Duck the the tiller to windward) boom & balance 4 Skipper’s preparation: “prepare weight to jibe“, “ready”, “jibe ho” Control jib and main Crew balances the boat coming over 3 Sheet in & Swing the boom “Jibe Ho” Sheet in & Pull tiller to Use a S-Turn windward 2 “Ready” “Prepare to jibe” 1 As the boom comes across, bear off to keep the boat under the rig and reduce the pressure. S-Turn when coming out of a jibe M.O.B Man Over Board Decide which is the fastest and safest way back to a person overboard. Tacking or Jibing? Consider the conditions and the skill level of the skipper and crew. True Wind VS Apparent Wind Wind Shifts Lift Header This This is to make a WIND NEW BEFORE WIND HEADER Ease sails or head up Trim sails or bear off Fine Tuning Devices that shape the sail: Traveler, Cunningham, Outhaul, Vang Outhaul Vang Cunningham Traveler .