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UT Sailing Club

Recreation sailing club – we will teach you how to sail Located at Austin Yacht Club on Lake Travis Boats

J/24 – 24 foot keelboat 2 C15s – 15 foot centerboard boat 1 Prindle catamaran 2 lasers 3 sunfish

Weekend sails every Saturday and occasional Sundays! Sundays are sail training days for members

3rd Saturday Sail

Tomorrow, February 15th Meet at 10 AM 27th & Wichita Parking Lot (carpool) Bring swimsuit / towel / change of clothes (70 degrees, sunny)

Typical sail Winter : 2 hours on large boats followed by choice of small boats

or large boats Leave campus @ 10 AM, return by 5 PM

Summer : choice of small or large boats Leave campus @ 10 or 11 AM, return by 5 PM

Sailing 101 (Review)

• How sails work• Sailing down wind• Sailing up wind

• Idea of ‘Sail Trim’• Sailing Simulator

How Sails WorkDown wind

How Sails WorkWind on the beam

How Sails WorkClose to the wind

Directly into the windDirectly into the wind

Why the boat doesn’t tip over

Sailing into the wind

Getting SomewhereUpwind

Downwind

Points of Sail

JibingTacking

Sailing Simulatorhttp://www.thepirateking.com/ships/sail_simulator.htm

Sailing 102 (Review)

• Boat Handling• Heeling• Stopping• Wind Gusts

• Knots• Bowline• Stopper Knot

• Figure 8• Double Overhand Knot

• Hitches• Clove Hitch• Taught Line Hitch• Constrictor Knot

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Boat Heel

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Reading the Wind

Right of Way• Order of Obstacles• Stationary Boat• Swimmer• Sailboat• Bigger Boat

• Sailboat vs. Sailboat• Starboard Boat has Right of Way• Leeward Boat has Right of Way

Safety• Always have a PFD (lifejacket)• Know the Conditions• Sail only in Conditions you are Comfortable with• Only Sail boats you are Qualified to Sail• In Case of Emergency Do not Panic• Know Contingency Plans of the boat

Man Overboard Maneuver

Mooring

Docking

Running Aground• De-power the sails• Reduce the boat’s draft:• Raise the Centerboard• Heel the boat over to

one side• Turn the motor on; try

sailing out; use a pole or paddle• Swim an anchor out &

winch the boat towards the anchor

KNOTS

BowlineStopper knotsHitches

Bowline Knot

Figure 8

Double Overhand Knot

Taught Line (Rolling) Hitch

Clove Hitch

Constrictor Knot