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This is the outline for the offshore sailing course, January 2013.
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The Offshore Sailing Course is taught during IAP.  It covers topics such as safety at sea, navigation, weather, provisioning, racing, and boat maintenance.
  
=Session 1: Introduction=
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[[offshore2020 | IAP 2020]]
10jan2013 - mwall
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  - outline of the course
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  - experiences of each person in the course
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  - types of boats - hulls, keels, sail plan, instruments
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  - difference between racing, cruising, offshore racing, day sailing
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  - season plan for x-dimension - races, crew requirements, crew selection
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- boat
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  - day sail boats vs racing boats vs offshore
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  - hulls and keels
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  - sail plans
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  - skills needed for each type of racing
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  - preparation needed for each type of racing
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=Session 2: Yacht Preparation=
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[[offshore2019 | IAP 2019]]
15jan2013 - mwall
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- boat - enumerate variants, highlight x-dim, what fails, what spares to keep
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  - steering mechanisms
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  - engine
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  - electrical systems
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  - navigation systems
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  - freshwater
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  - septic
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  - standing rigging
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  - running rigging
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- what tools are critical
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=Session 3: Life Aboard=
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[[offshore2018 | IAP 2018]]
17jan2013 - gigi, keith
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- cooking
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  - meal planning - examples of good, bad; sample meal plan for bvi
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  - provisioning
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  - how much per person?
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  - how to cook with propane
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  - living with limited refrigeration
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- watch systems
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- sleeping
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- seasickness
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- communications
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  - into/out of port/harboar
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  - with coast guard
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  - with other vessels
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  - during races
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  - within the boat communication (e.g. skipper to foredeck when mooring)
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=Session 4: Weather=
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[[offshore2017 | IAP 2017]]
22jan2013 - steve
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=Session 5: Seamanship and Safety=
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[[offshore2016 | IAP 2016]]
24jan2013 - keith, scott
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=Session 6: Racing=
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[[offshore2015 | IAP 2015]]
29jan2013 - fran, mlindblad
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=Session 7: Navigation=
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[[offshore2014 | IAP 2014]]
31jan2013 - steve
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[[offshore2013 | IAP 2013]]
 
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=things to include in the course=
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safety
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- how to deploy life raft
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- types of life rafts
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- how to heave to
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- how/when to use sea anchor
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- flares and when to use them
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- epirb
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life aboard
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- how to deal with seasickness - different methods, what works, what does not
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- cooking
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  - sample meals (e.g. menu for a week in the bvi)
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  - equipment - refrigeration
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  - what food works, what does not
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- provisioning
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ports
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- coming in to a new harbor/marina
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- departure
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- gunkholing
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how to prepare for a trip
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- day sail
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- week-long cruise
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- harbor race
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- near-shore race
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- off-shore race
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racing
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- rules
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- tactics
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- overview of various races we know we will do: halifax, figawi, wed evenings
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weather
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- general principles - wind before, wind after
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- high pressure vs low pressure
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- tracking the barometer
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- clouds
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- waves and wind - how much wind for x wave height, when whitecaps
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- weather tracking services
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- near-shore vs offshore
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- contingencies
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navigation
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clothing and gear
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- gloves
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- spot locator, beacons
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- personal floatation devices
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- knives, other tools
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- foul weather gear
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first aid
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- cpr
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- broken bones
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- breathing
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- blood loss
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- body temperature
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boat locator site (eis info)
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for each thing, enumerate general types, highlight x-dim specifics
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seamanship/safety
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- rules of the road and unwritten addendums
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- lights and sound signals
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- radio procedure
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- federally required and recommended safety equipment, PFDs, etc.
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- anchoring, med moor, appropriate ground tackle for holding grounds
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- tides
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- various knots
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- COB of conscious/unconscious crew, spiral search procedure
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- stages and treatment of hypothermia / heat exhaustion / heatstroke
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- seasickness
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- rafting at anchor
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- towing a dinghy
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- heavy weather and survival sailing, use of sea anchor, warps, etc.
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- heaving to
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- procedure in fog
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- distress signals
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- use of jibe preventer
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- slab and furler reefing
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- running aground, kedging
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- docking in various wind conditions; use of docklines
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- dangers of a lee shore
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- correct winch operation, clearing an override
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- safe galley procedure
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- firefighting, likely sources of fire, use of bilge blower
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- calculating range under power
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- when to refuel; how much to leave in tank
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- where/how to empty holding tank
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- DC batteries, charging
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- location/purpose of thru-hulls, seacocks, bungs
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- procedure when flooding / holed
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- procedure when propeller fouled
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- procedure when engine fails in various situations
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- procedure when stay or rig compromised or lost
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- procedure when cable steering lost / emergency tiller
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- life rafts, how attached to vessel and deployed, hydrostatic release
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- sailing a compass course
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- dealing with novice crew
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- rendering assistance to vessels in distress
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- clearing customs, flag etiquette, courtesy flags, Q flag, etc.
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- shore power cables
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- purpose of EPIRB / PLB / AIS transmitter
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- use of radar, radar reflector
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- use of harness / tether / jack line
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- preparing for a sea-tow
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- preparing to be rescued by a helicopter
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Latest revision as of 13:17, 17 January 2020

The Offshore Sailing Course is taught during IAP. It covers topics such as safety at sea, navigation, weather, provisioning, racing, and boat maintenance.

IAP 2020

IAP 2019

IAP 2018

IAP 2017

IAP 2016

IAP 2015

IAP 2014

IAP 2013