Offshore2015

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

Session 1: Introduction

05jan2015 - mwall

Slides: File:Offshore-2015-session-1-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: File:Offshore-2015-session-2-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: Safety-at-Sea / Life Aboard

12jan2015 - sdynes

Slides: File:Offshore-2015-session-3-safety.pdf

- Risk Management
- Communication
- Preparation/Knowledge
- Situational Awareness
- Personal Responsibility
- Boat Handling
- Crew and Boat Safety
- Sailing

Session 4: Weather

14jan2015 - atraina

Slides:

Session 5: Navigation

21jan2015: atraina, sdynes, mwall

Slides: File:Offshore-2015-session-5-navigation.pdf

- Nautical chart types and scales
- Bouyage system
- Light characteristics
- Rules of the Road
- Tidal currents
- Basic navigational inputs

- Planning a course to steer
- Estimating your position
- Knowing where you are
- Inshore pilotage

Session 6: Celestial Navigation

26jan2015 - atraina, mwall

Slides: File:Offshore-2015-session-6-celestial-navigation.pdf

- Tools and resources
- Getting a surface fix
- Getting a fix from celestial objects
- Part 1: Hs to Ho for stars
- Part 2: Local time to GMT
- Part 3: LHA and declination
- Part 4: Reduction tables
- Step-by-step examples

Session 7: Racing

28jan2015 - fcharles

Slides:

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