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DETAILED LESSON PLAN - INTERMEDIATE

NOTE:  Heavy weather sailing and the order of these lessons will be dependent  on weather conditions.

LESSON 1
The first lesson will be a review/refresher for those who have taken the Basic Course in prior years.

  • Points of Sail.
  • Tacking, Jibing.
  • Heaving to.
  • Tack Back MOB.

LESSON 2
  • Downwind sailing. Jibing. Wing & Wing.
  • Knot craft. Sheet bend. Whipping a line.
  • Docking procedures. Use of spring lines.

       
LESSON 3

  • Man overboard using figure 8.
  • Anchoring. Marking anchor location with mooring buoy. Hand signals.
  • 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

       
LESSON 4

  • Navigating to Bird Island.  GPS & waypoints.  Compass & chart work.
  • Reefing when it’s too late.
  • Forereaching.p
  • Right of way scenarios.  Work Sheet.
  • VHF procedures. May Day. Pan pan. Sécurité. 

LESSON 5   Night Sailing

  • Safety. Tethering, jack lines, chest harness, reefing.
  • Identifying navigation lights at night.
  • MOB at night.
  • GPS for night navigation.
  • Flares

       
LESSON 6    Practicum/Written Test

  • An assessment of all Intermediate topics, with random maneuvers requested and evaluated by the instructor.


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