Difference between revisions of "Offshore2014"
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Useful Sources of Weather Information | Useful Sources of Weather Information | ||
Revision as of 19:41, 23 January 2014
This is the outline for the offshore sailing course, January 2014.
Contents
Session 1: Introduction
07jan2014 - mwall
Slides from introduction: [[1]]
- 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: [[2]]
- 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: [[3]]
- 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: [[4]]
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
23jan2014 - steve
Slides from Navigation Lecture: tba
Session 7: Racing
28jan2014 - fran
Session 5: Seamanship and Safety
30jan2014 - scott
