Difference between revisions of "Offshore Sailing Course"
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safety | safety | ||
| − | - how to deploy life raft | + | - how to deploy life raft |
| − | - types of life rafts | + | - types of life rafts |
| − | - how to heave to | + | - how to heave to |
| − | - how/when to use sea anchor | + | - how/when to use sea anchor |
| − | - flares and when to use them | + | - flares and when to use them |
| − | - epirb | + | - epirb |
life aboard | life aboard | ||
| − | - how to deal with seasickness - different methods, what works, what does not | + | - how to deal with seasickness - different methods, what works, what does not |
| − | - cooking | + | - cooking |
| − | + | - sample meals (e.g. menu for a week in the bvi) | |
| − | + | - equipment - refrigeration | |
| − | + | - what food works, what does not | |
| − | - provisioning | + | - provisioning |
ports | ports | ||
| − | - coming in to a new harbor/marina | + | - coming in to a new harbor/marina |
| − | - departure | + | - departure |
| − | - gunkholing | + | - gunkholing |
how to prepare for a trip | how to prepare for a trip | ||
| − | - day sail | + | - day sail |
| − | - week-long cruise | + | - week-long cruise |
| − | - harbor race | + | - harbor race |
| − | - near-shore race | + | - near-shore race |
| − | - off-shore race | + | - off-shore race |
racing | racing | ||
| − | - rules | + | - rules |
| − | - tactics | + | - tactics |
| − | - overview of various races we know we will do: halifax, figawi, wed evenings | + | - overview of various races we know we will do: halifax, figawi, wed evenings |
weather | weather | ||
| − | - general principles - wind before, wind after | + | - general principles - wind before, wind after |
| − | - high pressure vs low pressure | + | - high pressure vs low pressure |
| − | - tracking the barometer | + | - tracking the barometer |
| − | - clouds | + | - clouds |
| − | - waves and wind - how much wind for x wave height, when whitecaps | + | - waves and wind - how much wind for x wave height, when whitecaps |
| + | - weather tracking services | ||
| + | - near-shore vs offshore | ||
| + | - contingencies | ||
navigation | navigation | ||
clothing and gear | clothing and gear | ||
| − | gloves | + | - gloves |
| − | spot locator, beacons | + | - spot locator, beacons |
| − | personal floatation devices | + | - personal floatation devices |
| − | knives, other tools | + | - knives, other tools |
| + | - foul weather gear | ||
first aid | first aid | ||
| − | - cpr | + | - cpr |
| − | - broken bones | + | - broken bones |
| − | - breathing | + | - breathing |
| − | - blood loss | + | - blood loss |
| − | - body temperature | + | - body temperature |
boat locator site (eis info) | boat locator site (eis info) | ||
for each thing, enumerate general types, highlight x-dim specifics | for each thing, enumerate general types, highlight x-dim specifics | ||
Revision as of 10:07, 8 January 2013
This is the outline for the offshore sailing course, January 2013.
Contents
Session 1: Introduction
10jan2013 - mwall
- 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 - skills needed for each type of racing - preparation needed for each type of racing
Session 2: Yacht Preparation
15jan2013 - mwall
- 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
17jan2013 - gigi
- cooking - meal planning - examples of good, bad; sample meal plan for bvi - provisioning - how much per person? - how to cook with propane - living with limited refrigeration - watch systems - sleeping - seasickness - 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
22jan2013
24jan2013 - steve
Session 6: Racing
29jan2013 - fran, mlindblad
Session 7: Seamanship and Safety
31jan2013
things to include in the course
safety
- how to deploy life raft - types of life rafts - how to heave to - how/when to use sea anchor - flares and when to use them - epirb
life aboard
- how to deal with seasickness - different methods, what works, what does not - cooking - sample meals (e.g. menu for a week in the bvi) - equipment - refrigeration - what food works, what does not - provisioning
ports
- coming in to a new harbor/marina - departure - gunkholing
how to prepare for a trip
- day sail - week-long cruise - harbor race - near-shore race - off-shore race
racing
- rules - tactics - overview of various races we know we will do: halifax, figawi, wed evenings
weather
- general principles - wind before, wind after - high pressure vs low pressure - tracking the barometer - clouds - waves and wind - how much wind for x wave height, when whitecaps - weather tracking services - near-shore vs offshore - contingencies
navigation
clothing and gear
- gloves - spot locator, beacons - personal floatation devices - knives, other tools - foul weather gear
first aid
- cpr - broken bones - breathing - blood loss - body temperature
boat locator site (eis info)
for each thing, enumerate general types, highlight x-dim specifics
