DETAILED LESSON PLAN - INTERMEDIATE
LESSON 1
- Downwind sailing. Wing & wing. Lee shore concerns.
- MOB scenarios. Coiling lines.
- Sail trim on all points of sail.
- Knot craft. Sheet bend. Whipping a line.
- Docking procedures. Use of spring lines.
LESSON 2
- Man overboard using figure 8.
- Navigation tools. Dividers, drawing compass. Parallel rulers.
- Reading charts. Compass Rose. Lat/Long. UTM coordinates. Nautical charts. Work sheet.
- Plan a trip to Bird Island.
- Climbing the mast. Bosun’s chair. Climbing harness.
- Anchoring. Marking anchor location with mooring buoy. Hand signals.
- Docking.
LESSON 3
- Reefing when it’s too late.
- Forereaching.
- Heaving to for M.O.B. recovery.
- Navigating to Bird Island. GPS & waypoints. Compass & chart work.
- Right of way scenarios. Work Sheet.
- VHF procedures. May Day. Pan pan. Sécurité.
LESSON 4 Night Sailing
- Safety. Tethering, jack lines, chest harness.
- Identifying navigation lights at night.
- Celestial navigation basics.
- MOB at night.
- Reefing at night.
- GPS for night navigation.
LESSON 5 Practicum/Written Test
- An assessment of all Intermediate topics, with random maneuvers requested and evaluated by the instructor.