Offshore2014

This is the outline for the offshore sailing course, January 2014.

Session 1: Introduction

07jan2014 - mwall

Slides from introduction: tba

 - 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

Session 2: Yacht Preparation

09jan2014 - mwall, scott

Slides from yacht preparation: tba

- 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

14jan2014 - keith, scott, chuck oman

Slides from life aboard: tba

- seasickness
- cooking
 - meal planning
 - provisioning
 - how much per person?
 - how to cook with propane
 - living with limited refrigeration
- watch systems
- sleeping
- 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

16jan2014 - steve

Slides from Weather Lecture: tba

Useful Sources of Weather Information

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

Session 5: Seamanship and Safety

21jan2014 - keith, scott

postponed due to snowstorm

Session 6: Navigation

23jan2014 - steve

Slides from Navigation Lecture: tba

Session 7: Racing

28jan2014 - fran

Session 5: Seamanship and Safety

30jan2014 - scott