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| − | This is the outline for the offshore sailing course, January 2013.
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| − | =Session 1: Introduction=
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| − | 10jan2013 - mwall
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| − | - outline of the course
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| − | - experiences of each person in the course
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| − | - types of boats - hulls, keels, sail plan, instruments
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| − | - difference between racing, cruising, offshore racing, day sailing
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| − | - season plan for x-dimension - races, crew requirements, crew selection
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| − | - boat
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| − | - day sail boats vs racing boats vs offshore
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| − | - hulls and keels
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| − | - sail plans
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| − | - skills needed for each type of racing
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| − | - preparation needed for each type of racing
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| − | =Session 2: Yacht Preparation=
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| − | 15jan2013 - mwall
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| − | - boat - enumerate variants, highlight x-dim, what fails, what spares to keep
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| − | - steering mechanisms
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| − | - engine
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| − | - electrical systems
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| − | - navigation systems
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| − | - freshwater
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| − | - septic
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| − | - standing rigging
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| − | - running rigging
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| − | - what tools are critical
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| − | =Session 3: Life Aboard=
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| − | 17jan2013 - gigi, keith
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| − | - cooking
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| − | - meal planning - examples of good, bad; sample meal plan for bvi
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| − | - provisioning
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| − | - how much per person?
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| − | - how to cook with propane
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| − | - living with limited refrigeration
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| − | - watch systems
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| − | - sleeping
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| − | - seasickness
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| − | - communications
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| − | - into/out of port/harboar
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| − | - with coast guard
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| − | - with other vessels
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| − | - during races
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| − | - within the boat communication (e.g. skipper to foredeck when mooring)
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| − | =Session 4: Weather=
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| − | 22jan2013 - steve
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| − | Useful Sources of Weather Information
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| − | NOAA National Maps: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/outlook_tab.php
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| − | NOAA Marine Forecast by Zone (Coastal): http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/zone/east/boxmz.htm
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| − | Boston Harbor Marine Forecast: http://forecast.weather.gov/shmrn.php?mz=anz230&syn=anz200
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| − | Passage Weather: http://www.passageweather.com
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| − | North Atlantic Weather Fax Charts: http://weather.noaa.gov/fax/marsh.shtml
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| − | Gulf Stream and Offshore Weather: http://www.bermudarace.com/DefaultPermissions/LogisticsResources/tabid/202/Default.aspx
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| − | Slides from Weather Lecture: [[http://sailing.mit.edu/wikiupload/a/aa/Weather_Lecture.pdf]]
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| − | =Session 5: Seamanship and Safety=
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| − | 24jan2013 - keith, scott
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| − | The presentation [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1zdB7kvuhuL067BRHaTyY2AvO2E_Voy8IOi3n4QO5Dwg/pub?start=true&loop=false&delayms=10000#slide=id.g9fdb4ad2_122 slideset].
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| − | [http://www.riparia.org/cruising_medical_kit.html A starting point] for an onboard medical kit; for those going on an extended voyage the book [http://www.amazon.com/Where-There-Is-No-Doctor/dp/0942364155/ Where There Is No Doctor] is a frequent recommendation. | + | |
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| − | For a list of suggested spare parts to carry onboard for an offshore trip email scott at dynes dot org.
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| − | =Session 6: Racing=
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| − | 29jan2013 - fran, mlindblad
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| − | =Session 7: Navigation=
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| − | 31jan2013 - steve
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| − | =things to include in the course=
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| − | safety
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| − | - how to deploy life raft
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| − | - types of life rafts
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| − | - how to heave to
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| − | - how/when to use sea anchor
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| − | - flares and when to use them
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| − | - epirb
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| − | life aboard
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| − | - how to deal with seasickness - different methods, what works, what does not
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| − | - cooking
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| − | - sample meals (e.g. menu for a week in the bvi)
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| − | - equipment - refrigeration
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| − | - what food works, what does not
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| − | - provisioning
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| − | ports
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| − | - coming in to a new harbor/marina
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| − | - departure
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| − | - gunkholing
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| − | how to prepare for a trip
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| − | - day sail
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| − | - week-long cruise
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| − | - harbor race
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| − | - near-shore race
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| − | - off-shore race
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| − | racing
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| − | - rules
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| − | - tactics
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| − | - overview of various races we know we will do: halifax, figawi, wed evenings
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| − | weather
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| − | - general principles - wind before, wind after
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| − | - high pressure vs low pressure
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| − | - tracking the barometer
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| − | - clouds
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| − | - waves and wind - how much wind for x wave height, when whitecaps
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| − | - weather tracking services
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| − | - near-shore vs offshore
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| − | - contingencies
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| − | navigation
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| − | clothing and gear
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| − | - gloves
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| − | - spot locator, beacons
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| − | - personal floatation devices
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| − | - knives, other tools
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| − | - foul weather gear
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| − | first aid
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| − | - cpr
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| − | - broken bones
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| − | - breathing
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| − | - blood loss
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| − | - body temperature
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| − | boat locator site (eis info)
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| − | for each thing, enumerate general types, highlight x-dim specifics
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| − | Seamanship/Safety, including the following subsections:
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| − | basic boat handling
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| − | - know your crew
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| − | - communication
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| − | - rules of the road and unwritten addendums
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| − | - lights and sound signals
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| − | - federally required and recommended safety equipment, PFDs, etc.
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| − | - distress signals
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| − | - radio procedure
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| − | - purpose of EPIRB / PLB / AIS transmitter
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| − | - use of radar, radar reflector
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| − | - tides
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| − | - procedure in fog
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| − | - anchoring, med moor, appropriate ground tackle for holding grounds
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| − | - running aground, kedging
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| − | - docking in various wind conditions; use of docklines
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| − | - dangers of a lee shore
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| − | - safe galley procedure (probably goes with life on board)
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| − | - procedure when flooding / holed
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| − | - procedure when propeller fouled
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| − | - procedure when engine fails in various situations
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| − | - procedure when stay or rig compromised or lost
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| − | - procedure when cable steering lost / emergency tiller
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| − | - life rafts, how attached to vessel and deployed, hydrostatic release
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| − | - rendering assistance to vessels in distress
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| − | - clearing customs, flag etiquette, courtesy flags, Q flag, etc.
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| − | - shore power cables
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| − | - rafting at anchor
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| − | - towing a dinghy
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| − | - firefighting, likely sources of fire, use of bilge blower
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| − | - calculating range under power
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| − | - when to refuel; how much to leave in tank
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| − | - where/how to empty holding tank
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| − | - DC batteries, charging
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| − | - location/purpose of thru-hulls, seacocks, bungs
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| − | ( break out into water environment for tides/currents/weather?)
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| − | Sailboat handling (w/ emph on keelboats)
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| − | - know your crew , dealing with novice crew
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| − | - communication (e.g. what do I know, who needs to know it, do they know it)
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| − | - running/standing rigging
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| − | - types of lines
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| − | - how to coil long lines
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| − | - heaving a line
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| − | - various knots and their uses
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| − | - correct winch operation, clearing an override
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| − | - wind, sails, heal, correct powering of boat, polars
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| − | - boat balance
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| − | - use of jibe preventer
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| − | - how to depower the boat (traveler/vang/sheet/backstay/etc.)
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| − | - slab and furler reefing
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| − | - heaving to
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| − | - heavy weather and survival sailing, use of sea anchor, warps, etc.
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| − | - sailing a compass course
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| − | for passages -
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| − | - sailing a compass course redux
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| − | - standing watch
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| − | - maintaining a DR
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| − | - log entries
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| − | - rest time (ear plugs and eye shades)
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| − | crew and boat safety
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| − | - planning (the float plan) (maybe this should be its own section)
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| − | - situational awareness
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| − | - communication (not just among crew but with other boats)
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| − | - be proactive
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| − | - risks to crew (going overboard, loosing a handhold, slipping, getting whacked by sails/boom/whisker pole, cotter pins, etc.)
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| − | - what to wear (shoes, foulies, hat, sunscreen, sailing gloves, etc.)
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| − | - use of harness / tether / jack line
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| − | - MOB/COB actions and mindset (never lose sight of COB, attach COB to boat)
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| − | - COB of conscious/unconscious crew, spiral search procedure
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| − | - stages and treatment of hypothermia / heat exhaustion / heatstroke
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| − | - seasickness
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| − | - checking boat systems
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| − | - identify and fix things before the become problems - worn lines, worn threads on sails, loose lifelines/stanchions
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| − | - secure items on deck and below
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| − | - handy knife for cutting fouled lines
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| − | - boat taking on water
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| − | - preparing for a sea-tow
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| − | - preparing to be rescued by a helicopter
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| − | - personal responsibility
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