Novice Blue Jay Sample Eight Week Teaching Outline Weeks 1-2

Week 1 Program and Harbor rules Sportsmanship - team sport - working together - working as a crew - safety consciousness (Rule 1) Health - exercise - sun protection Parts of boat Bowline, cleat knot, 8-knot Rigging and de-rigging Avoiding contact (Rule 14) Swim tests Capsize and Recovery Towing and Towing rules Leaving and returning to the dock Safety position and whistle Find where wind is coming from The jib - trim for points of sail Where when and how to sit Crew positions and jobs - two sailor - three sailor Sailing simple courses….use for assessment and fun - figure eight - square - sausage…..upwind/downwind and reach - triangle - wacky courses…. Use your imagination

Week 2 Instigate rule of the week Starboard/Port (Rule 10) Parts of boat continued Identifying points of sail Boat care - proper and neat stowing and securing - washing boats and sails Coiling and throwing a line Half hitch, square knot, clove hitch No go zone review Getting out of irons Tacking - position duties - mechanics - letting jib go - trimming jib and main as you find groove Upwind sailing - close-hauled - steering a straight course….paying attention - setting main trim - setting jib trim - steering by jib telltales - hiking Squall/Storm drill

Novice Blue Jay Sample Eight Week Teaching Outline Weeks 3-4

Week 3 Windward/Leeward (Rule 11) De-masting Trailering How a sail works - pushing - pulling - centerboard as a foil Sail controls - boom vang - outhaul - halyard tension - cunningham Sail shape Setting controls - for different points of sail - for different wind conditions - for different water conditions Downwind sailing - jib trim - main trim - sail trim dictated by where wind is - skipper and crew’s jobs - body position and placement - wing and wing - centerboard position Gybing - s gybe as apposed to c gybe - pull in sail and center tiller Stopping and Starting - heading into wind - backwinding sail to stop - pull in and head off to start

Week 4 Spinnaker week Clear ahead – Clear astern (Rule 12) Rigging the spinnaker - packing - mechanics - things to remember (top or bottom of jib) - sheet vs. guy - fixing the pole Hoists and takedowns - skipper and crew’s jobs and routines - what to do with the jib - mechanics Flying the spinnaker - sheet vs. guy - testing the guy - trimming the sheet - pole height Gybing the spinnaker - sailors’ jobs and routines - gybing the main - gybing the chute - gybing the pole Spinnaker on a beam reach - hiking Practice with spinnaker A LOT Using the spinnaker on courses - estimating timing - timing and marks

Novice Blue Jay Sample Eight Week Teaching Outline Weeks 5-6

Week 5 Racing….make it fun and not too competitive!…also kid dependent Where to be at the start… basics - clear air - favored end - first row Assessing wind on a course Avoiding la-la land (i.e. sailing up the middle) Starting - mechanics - sequence - keeping track of time - rules Mark rounding - mechanics - wide and tight - rules (Rule 18), but be basic Finishing - sportsmanship Adjusting sail controls while racing Doing 720’s Rules in Racing - review and use rules learned - introduce the protest Intro to regattas Team spirit - boats and the class as teams…. Make it fun

Week 6 Tacking rules (Rule 13) Seamanship week Rowing Review knots and learn obscure ones Navigation - North, South, East, West - using landmarks - using a compass - water depth - reading a chart - navigation buoys - instruments Land and Sea orienteering Current and tides - affects of current - how to see current - tide charts Weather - simple weather systems - clouds and what they mean - wind and weather - weather reports - barometric pressure Weather and sailing - racing…. Finding the wind - safety Sailing as a way to get somewhere - using navigation skills - long distance sailing

Novice Blue Jay Sample Eight Week Teaching Outline Weeks 7-8

Week 7 Changing course (Rule 16) Intro to big boat sailing - relating the Blue Jay to big boats - MOB drill - anchoring - sailing as a way to get somewhere - using navigation Wind Actual vs. Apparent Puffs and lulls - how to spot - what to do Wind shifts - headers - lifts - what action to take when racing Learning the finer points of boathandling and sail control More on sail controls More on sail shape and adjustment while racing Balance and weight placement - steering with weight - how body placement and movement affects the boat - for different weather conditions - for different points of sail Backwards sailing

Week 8 More spinnaker work - putting the spinnaker in the subconscious - rerunning lines while sailing or racing - re-packing while sailing or racing - flying without the pole Possible club series - standard races - fun races Revisit and reinforce the last seven weeks HAVE FUN!