Skill Sets - Adult Level Two


Boathandling

  • Leave the dock
  • Return to the dock
  • Maintain proper body position and weight placement in the boat
  • Hold the tiller and mainsheet correctly
  • Gybe
    • - S gybe as apposed to C gybe
    - Pull in sail and center tiller
    - Mechanics
    - Rolling
    - Gybing in waves
  • Tack
    • - Mechanics
    - Rolling
    - Rules (Rule 13)
    - Tacking in waves
  • Sail Downwind
    • - Reach
    - Run
    - Sail trim dictated by where wind is
    - Steering
    - Awareness
    - Pumping on crests
    - Sail by the lee
  • Sail Upwind
    • - Sail shape and trim
    - Close hauled
    - Find and hold "the groove"
    - Hiking
    - Sailing over waves
    - Steering a straight course
  • Sail a figure eight
  • Sail a triangle
  • Sail a square
  • Use Tell tales for upwind steering
  • Proper body position for different wind and water conditions
    • - Steering with weight
    - Challenging the body on the boat
    - Quiet and gentle movement
  • Adjust sail shape
    • -outhaul
    -boom vang
  • Adjust the centerboard/daggerboard for different conditions
  • Stop and Start
    • -heading into wind
    -backwinding sail
  • Sail backwards
  • Execute a 360

Seamanship

  • Avoid Contact (Rule 14)
  • Use windward/leeward (Rule 11)
  • Use Starboard/Port (Rule 10)
  • Use clear ahead/clear astern (Rule 12)
  • Be comfortable in the boat on the water
  • Tie a Figure 8 knot, square knot, cleat knot, bowline, half hitch, and clove hitch
  • Coil and throw a line
  • Rig and de-rig
  • Name the parts of boat
  • Know where the wind is coming from
  • Explain actual vs. apparent wind
  • Take care of his/her boat
    • - Proper and neat stowing and securing
    - Washing
    - Jury rigging
    - Minor repairs
  • Steer responsibly on a tow
  • Do a MOB recovery
  • Stay out of the no-go-zone except when tacking
  • Recover from irons
  • Tie sail ties
  • Attach a sail onto spars
  • Do simple navigation
    • - North,South,East,West
    - Recognizing landmarks
    - Navigation buoys
    - Water depth
    - Using a compass
  • Recognize the approach of puffs and lulls
  • Explain how a sail works
    • - Push - Pull
    - Daggerboard as a foil
  • Use sailing as a way to get somewhere
  • Assess weather
    • - Simple weather systems
    - Clouds and what they mean
    - Wind and weather
    - Weather reports
    - Barometric pressure

Safety

  • Follow program and harbor rules
  • Be safety conscious
  • Stay protected from the sun
  • Use a safety whistle appropriately
  • Avoid collisions
  • Put on and take off a PFD in the water
  • Tread water without a PFD for two minutes
  • Get in the safety position
  • Capsize and recover
  • Execute a squall/Storm drill

Sportsmanship

  • Respect Others
  • View sailing as a team sport
  • Work in a team during rigging and activities