Offshore2015

This is the outline for the offshore sailing course, January 2015.

Session 1: Introduction

05jan2015 - mwall

Slides: File:Offshore-2015-introduction.pdf

- outline of the course
- introductions
- roles and expectations
- 2015 season
- x-dimension overview
- x-dimension projects

Session 2: Yacht Preparation

07jan2015 - mwall, sdynes

Slides: offshore-2015-yacht-preparation.pdf

- boat - what is normal?
 - standing rigging
 - running rigging
 - hardware
 - power train
 - steering
 - bilge
 - freshwater
 - blackwater
 - electrical
 - electronics
 - galley
- what tools are critical
- before/after on x-dimension

Session 3: Life Aboard / Safety-at-Sea

12jan2015 - sdynes

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Session 4: Weather

14jan2015 - atraina

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Session 5: Navigation

21jan2015: atraina, sdynes, mwall

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Session 6: Celestial Navigation

26jan2015 - atraina, mwall

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Session 7: Racing

28jan2015 - fcharles

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References

Boat Maintenance

Offshore Sailing - Bill Seifert

Sail and Rig Tuning - Ivar Dedekam

Navigation

Celestial Navigation - Tom Cunliffe

Weather

NOAA National Maps: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/outlook_tab.php

NOAA Marine Forecast by Zone (Coastal): http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/zone/east/boxmz.htm

Boston Harbor Marine Forecast: http://forecast.weather.gov/shmrn.php?mz=anz230&syn=anz200

Passage Weather: http://www.passageweather.com

North Atlantic Weather Fax Charts: http://weather.noaa.gov/fax/marsh.shtml

Gulf Stream and Offshore Weather: http://www.bermudarace.com/DefaultPermissions/LogisticsResources/tabid/202/Default.aspx

Stories

The Boat Who Wouldn't Float - Farley Mowat

40,000 Miles in a Canoe - Voss

The Perfect Storm - Sebastian Junger