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This is the outline for the offshore sailing course, January 2013. | This is the outline for the offshore sailing course, January 2013. | ||
− | = Introduction = | + | =Session 1: Introduction= |
+ | 10jan2013 - mwall | ||
+ | - outline of the course | ||
+ | - experiences of each person in the course | ||
+ | - types of boats - hulls, keels, sail plan, instruments | ||
+ | - difference between racing, cruising, offshore racing, day sailing | ||
+ | - season plan for x-dimension - races, crew requirements, crew selection | ||
+ | - boat | ||
+ | - day sail boats vs racing boats vs offshore | ||
+ | - hulls and keels | ||
+ | - sail plans | ||
+ | - skills needed for each type of racing | ||
+ | - preparation needed for each type of racing | ||
− | = | + | =Session 2: Yacht Preparation= |
+ | 15jan2013 - mwall | ||
+ | - boat - enumerate variants, highlight x-dim, what fails, what spares to keep | ||
+ | - steering mechanisms | ||
+ | - engine | ||
+ | - electrical systems | ||
+ | - navigation systems | ||
+ | - freshwater | ||
+ | - septic | ||
+ | - standing rigging | ||
+ | - running rigging | ||
+ | - what tools are critical | ||
− | + | =Session 3: Life Aboard= | |
+ | 17jan2013 - gigi | ||
+ | - cooking | ||
+ | - meal planning - examples of good, bad; sample meal plan for bvi | ||
+ | - provisioning | ||
+ | - how much per person? | ||
+ | - how to cook with propane | ||
+ | - living with limited refrigeration | ||
+ | - watch systems | ||
+ | - sleeping | ||
+ | - seasickness | ||
+ | - communications | ||
+ | - into/out of port/harboar | ||
+ | - with coast guard | ||
+ | - with other vessels | ||
+ | - during races | ||
+ | - within the boat communication (e.g. skipper to foredeck when mooring) | ||
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+ | 22jan2013 | ||
− | + | =Session 5: Navigation= | |
+ | 24jan2013 - steve | ||
− | + | =Session 6: Racing= | |
+ | 29jan2013 - fran, mlindblad | ||
− | = | + | =Session 7: Seamanship and Safety= |
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Revision as of 08:52, 8 January 2013
This is the outline for the offshore sailing course, January 2013.
Contents
Session 1: Introduction
10jan2013 - mwall
- outline of the course - experiences of each person in the course - types of boats - hulls, keels, sail plan, instruments - difference between racing, cruising, offshore racing, day sailing - season plan for x-dimension - races, crew requirements, crew selection
- boat
- day sail boats vs racing boats vs offshore - hulls and keels - sail plans - skills needed for each type of racing - preparation needed for each type of racing
Session 2: Yacht Preparation
15jan2013 - mwall - boat - enumerate variants, highlight x-dim, what fails, what spares to keep
- steering mechanisms - engine - electrical systems - navigation systems - freshwater - septic - standing rigging - running rigging
- what tools are critical
Session 3: Life Aboard
17jan2013 - gigi - cooking
- meal planning - examples of good, bad; sample meal plan for bvi - provisioning - how much per person? - how to cook with propane - living with limited refrigeration
- watch systems - sleeping - seasickness - communications
- into/out of port/harboar - with coast guard - with other vessels - during races - within the boat communication (e.g. skipper to foredeck when mooring)
Session 4: Weather
22jan2013
24jan2013 - steve
Session 6: Racing
29jan2013 - fran, mlindblad
Session 7: Seamanship and Safety
31jan2013