Basic Learn to Sail - Detailed Lesson Plan

BASIC LEARN TO SAIL - DETAILED LESSON PLAN

Lesson 1

Welcome aboard.
Release forms.
Log Book.
Boat Familiarization.
Safety:PFD’s, fire extinguisher, use of cell phoes/VHF.
Clothing: deck shoes, sun glasses, hat, jacket, loose fitting clothing, gloves.
Preparations to get underway.
Swing keel position for getting underway.
At the mast: proper stance, tying a cleat knot and stowing loose line.
Raising sails, lowering sails, flaking sails, furling sails.
Moving fore & aft on deck.
Harbor orientation, right of way, other boats, buoys, shoals, fishermen.
Points of sail: Close Reach, Beam Reach, Broad Reach, Running and Beating. (Refer to log book appendix).
True wind / apparent wind.
Tacking and jibing.
Knot craft back at the dock: bowline and figure 8 knots.
Secure the boat.
Log book entries.

Lesson 2

Q & A from previous lesson.

Float plan (found inside logbook).

Coiling lines.

Flaking.

Reefing.

Furling.
Outboard engine basics: gas/oil levels, priming, choking, throttle positions, raising, lowering, starting, stopping, cooling water check.
Standing rigging, adjusting.
Weather, canyon breeze, morning/afternoon wind shifts, barometer.
History of the Bonneville Sea.
Stopping (going into Irons, Heaving To).
GPS fundamentals.

MOB, marking location, throwing PFD, recovery, hypothermia.
Emergencies on board, hypothermia, sunstroke, hydration. First aid, CPR, park rangers, 911, VHF radio procedures, flare gun, air horn, use of PFD’s, whistles, flashlights, cyalume sticks.

Review: Points of sail: Close Reach, Beam Reach, Broad Reach, Running (refer to log book appendix).
Practice tacking.
Practice jibing.

Docking under power.

Evaluate knot tying proficiency.

Secure the boat.
Log book entries.

Lesson 3

Q&A from previous lessons.

Review terminology.
Sail trim, how sail shape affects speed and balance, reading tell tales.
Heeling, boat balance.
Motion sickness and medications.
Anchoring, scope, rode, swing, anchor drag, emergencies, bottoms.
Reading charts. Compass rose. Tools. Lat/Long. UTM coordinates.
Plan a trip to Bird Island.
Practice tacking.
Practice jibing.

Emergency O.B. repair.

Secure the boat.
Log book entries.

Lesson 4

Q&A from previous lessons.

Familiarization, Catalina 27

Navigating to Bird Island. Going, GPS & waypoints. Returning, compass & chart work.

Tethering. Chest harness.

Weather. See cloud chart, appendix.

CPR on a boat.

UTM.

DST formulas

Written exam.

Secure the boat.
Log book entries.

Lesson 5

Q&A from previous lessons.
Solo tacking & jibing.

Diamond of Doom. Sailing a timed course.

Racing basics.

Written exam.

Secure the boat.
Log book entries.

Lesson 6

Q&A from previous lessons.
Practicum.
A review of all Learn to Sail / Basic topics, with random maneuvers requested and evaluated by instructor,.
Secure boat
Log book entries. .

Certificate of completion awarded.