SPECIAL STRUCTURED LEARNING PACK
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To increase your awareness on all aspects of sailing, we recommend that you take this pack to prepare you to a better sailing experience.
There are six online modules included in this 'New to sailing' series, which allow the user to progressively be introduced to a number of essential sailing areas:
Sailing principles, first sailing experience, understanding the points of sail, sailing and trimming techniques, spinnaker essentials and crew roles when sailing.
This pack introduces the user to 6 online learning courses, including:
Course 1 ‘Sailing principles':
Best suited for beginners, this course provides an overview of a sailboat and the preparation required prior leaving the marina. The course content is as follows:
Course 2: First sailing experience
This course prepares you for your first sailing experience. The content comprises pre-sail procedures and basic boat handling such as stowing lines, hoisting sails, operating winches, tacking and gybing.
Getting on board and boat handling under power
Operating winches, handling and stowing lines
Hoisting the mainsail and the jib
Tacking and gybing manoeuvres
Returning to the marina
Course 3 'Understanding the points of sail'
At the end of this course, you will be able to understand the various points of sail and recognize how to best set your sails depending on the wind angle. This online course also covers examples of various points of sail while covering a simple sailing course and further sailing terminology .
Assessing wind conditions
Points of sail description
Points of sail examples and diagrams
Basic priority rules at sea
Sailing a simple course
Course 4 'Fundamental trimming techniques'
Trimming sails is about setting the best sail angle and sail shape relative to the wind. This course will give you an overview of trimming techniques that can affect the overall boat’s performance. It also explains the process of reducing and changing sails when the weather conditions change.
Basic trimming guidelines
Devices affecting the jib trim
Devices affecting the mainsail trim
Sail shapes - Draft and twist
Changing or reducing sails
Course 5 'Spinnaker essentials'
Course 5 explains the difference between an asymmetric and symmetrical spinnaker and the procedures to hoist and trim spinnakers. The course also covers spinnaker gybing and retrieval techniques.
Sailing downwind
Asymmetric spinnaker
Symmetric spinnaker
Set up and hoist
Pole position and trimming
Spinnaker gybe and drop
Course 6 'Crew roles and team work'
This course describes the key positions on keelboats, and the tasks each crew is expected to perform while cruising or racing. The course gives an introduction to the rules of sailing and club racing.
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