Grand Traverse Bay

Sail and Power Squadron

 

 

SAIL MODULE DESCRIPTIONS

This course teaches terminology, types of rigs and hulls, signals and rules of the road, theory of sailing, balance of hull and sails, stability, true and apparent wind, points of sailing, handling, anchoring, mooring, docking, laying up, and fitting out.

 

Sail 101 Basic Sail

Sail 102 Advanced Sail

·           Sailboat Rigs

·           Sail Plans

·           Boat Design and Hull Types

·           Sails

·           Standing Rigging

·           Running Rigging

·           Wind

·           Preparing to Sail

·           Sailing Upwind

·           Sailing Downwind

·           Docking and Anchoring

·           Marlinespike Seamanship

·           Navigation Rules I

·        Wind Forces

·        Stability

·        Balance

·        Sail Shape

·        Tuning the Rig

·        Steering and Helmsmanship

·        Spinnaker Handling

·        Heavy Weather Sailing

·        Storm Conditions

·        Sailing Safety

·        Sailboat Racing

·        Race Management

·        Navigation Rules II

 

 

PREREQUISITE

USPS Member

INSTRUCTOR

Dave Terrell                              231-938-2521

                                    E-mail dterrell1@charter.net

LOCATION

T/V State of Michigan

START DATE

April 7 2009

TIME

Nights  7:00 to 9:00 pm. 

COST

Sail I & II                                                     $40.00

 

COURSE SCHEDULE

    

Date

Topic

Instructor

4-7-09

Registration and Collection of Fees

BS 1 Sailboat Rigs

Dave Terrell

4-14-09

BS 2 Sail Plans

BS 3 Boat Design and Hull Types

Dave Terrell

4-21-09

BS 4 Sails

BS 5 Standing Rigging

Dave Terrell

4-28-09

Basic Sail Test

Doug Scott

5-5-09

AS 1 Wind Forces

AS 2 Stability

Dave Terrell

5-12-09

AS 3 Balance

AS 4 Sail Shape

Dave Terrell

5-26-09

AS 5 Tuning the Rig

AS 6 Steering and Helmsmanship

Dave Terrell

6-2-09

AS 7 Spinnaker handling

AS 8 Heavy Weather Sailing

AS 9 Storm Conditions

Dave Terrell

6-9-09

AS 10 Sailing Safety

AS 11 Sailboat Racing

Dave Terrell

6-16-09

AS 12 Race Management

AS 13 Navigation Rules II

Dave Terrell

6-23-09

Advance Sail Test

Doug Scott

 

This course is aboard the T/V State of Michigan

·        The student will enter through the gate at the stern of the ship and proceed to the gangway to board the ship

·        The instructor will be on the dock to guide you to the classroom

·        The gate is locked during the course so be on time

 

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