Goal: To become a safe and increasingly independent FJ/Opti sailor; to learn basic sailing rules and techniques that apply most often on the race course.
In addition to skills covered in the Summer Sailing Camp Basic Level Course Outline:
Wind Awareness
- Wind Direction
- Puffs and Lulls
How Sails Work:
- Basic Sail Theory
- Sail Telltales
- Controlling Sail Power
- Apparent Wind
Sailing Directions
- Sail Trim
- Points of Sail
Sailing Upwind:
- Steering
- Optimum Upwind “Groove”
- Helm Balance
- Controlling Angle of Heel
- Tacking
- Port and Starboard Tacks
- Wind Shifts
- Getting Out of Irons
Sailing Downwind
- Sail Trim
- Steering
- Helm Balance
- Jibing
Improving Skills
- Refining the Basic Skills
- Reading and Reacting to Puffs and Lulls
- Techniques for Adjusting Helm Balance
- Angle of Heel
- Depowering and Powering-up with Sail Shape and Trim
- Seamanship and Safety
Right of Way
- Sailboat Meeting Sailboat
- Sailboat Meeting Human propelled boat
- Sailboat Meeting Powerboat or Boat Under Power
- Powerboat Meeting Powerboat
- Ways to avoid collisions
