My Checklist

1. Student must give proper commands even though single-handing. Student must always continually describe what he/she is doing or intends to do. It is important that a skipper provide continuous information to crew.

2. Prepare boat, leave dock and sail out into basin channel. Student must explain the dangers of cross traffic in the channel and of other boats backing out of docks. Discuss how procedure would be done with the wind from different directions (see Item E2). When leaving dock with a head wind, do not tack back and forth to leave finder – use paddle.

3. Return to dock and come about within the dock area (U-turn). Student must explain the dangers of the boom eased all the way out and of the stern overhang during this procedure.

4. Using a buoy at the center, sail large figure “8’s” (about 100’ wide by 200’ long) in line with the wind, not perpendicular to it, clockwise and counterclockwise. Each general point of sail must be maintained for at least 10 seconds, buoy must be no more than a half boat length away while being passed.

5. In an open area near a buoy, simulate a stall condition by pinching into the wind. Discuss the dangers of a boat drifting sideways into an obstruction (use the buoy as a windward point of reference). Discuss how to prevent this.

6. Put the boat into irons and test the student’s ability to quickly call back winding commands to a crew member e.g., instructor tells student to move boat to the “right”, student must respond with a “backwind jib to port” command. Try this from a beam reach using a buoy for a simulated mooring can pick-up.

7. Crew Overboard Simulation: drop a fender or other object over the side while student is not looking. Student must retrieve the object and give proper crew commands including throwing a flotation device and use of a spotter to maintain constant visual contact.

8. Upwind, downwind docking while sailing by the lee; compare with controlled running jibe.

9. Test the student regarding “right of way” while under sail

-- Propose hypothetical situations

-- Explain necessity for anticipation.

10. Downwind maintain wing-on-wing heading for 1 minute, demonstrate accidental jibe while sailing by
the lee; compare with controlled running jibe.

11. Demonstrate reefing the main. Discuss and demonstrate how to maintain heel and depower sails
(see Item F3).

12. Sail with jib alone and with main alone. Explain advantages and limitations of each.

13. Simulate “lost rudder” and steer with sails alone

14. Sail in the ocean going around the detached breakwater

15. Discuss being in a fog situation (see Items B5 and 8)

16. Return boat to dock. Discuss how procedure would be done with the wind from different directions and how to slow boat speed and stop boat with brake line (see item E2). Discuss when it is appropriate to motor back to dock.

17. Put boat away: store equipment, sails; complete Log; wash down.

18. Student must demonstrate basic knots: square, bowline, figure 8, belaying a cleat, 2 half hitches, and clove hitch.