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USPS® Education - Elective
USPS®
Sail
Prerequisites
( None )
Start Date Sail - April 6th 2010
Note:
Instructors require that all classes beyond Public Boating
have a minimum of five students enrolled for each class.
Cost: USPS Members $ 55.00
Non-USPS $ 130.00
Registration/Inquiry - Click Here
Instructor: TBD
Asst: William F. Cass (AP)
NOTE:
Applicants will NOT be called for enrollment. It is up to each person
to take the initiative
for signing up. Apply early, as student manuals must be ordered.
Please contact the Squadron or
the appropriate instructor.
 Sail 2009 is a complete sail course
beginning with basic boat designs, rigging
and sail processes for the non-sailor and sailor with a desire for complete
information. The
course proceeds into the physical aspects of
sailing, sail applications, marlinespike, helmsmanship, and handling of more difficult
sailing conditions, navigation rules, and an
introduction to heavy weather sailing.
Sail
The Course; Sail, provides a through study of the terminology of sailing; as well as information on the following subjects: - 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.
- 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
For information on the USPS public boating course closest to you, call 1-888-FOR-USPS.
In Canada, for the CPS course, call 1-888-CPS-BOAT.
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