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Goddard Sailing Association

Lecture 5

  • Dock
  • Required Equipment
  • Checklist
  • Chartering

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Class Outline

  • Lecture 1 - Wind, Sails, Rigging

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  • Lecture 2 - Boat theory, How to change tacks, Man Overboard

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  • Lecture 3 - How to sail well, heaving-to, right-of-way, capsize

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  • Lecture 4 - Weather, thunderstorm drill, anchors, navigation, water conditions

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  • Lecture 5 - Dock, Required Equipment, Checklist, Chartering
  • Lecture 6 - Review, Test

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Required Equipment

Lifejacket per person

Throw-able floatation (seat cushion)

Horn or Whistle

Flares

Fire Extinguisher (motor only)

(Visual)

(Audio)

(Others Afloat)

(Me Afloat)

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It is club policy that all persons wear life vests!!

Feel free to bring your own if you find the standard type uncomfortable.

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Weather Contacts

    • Marine Forecast
      • http://www.nws.fsu.edu/B/buoy?tplm2
      • 1-703-260-0505 or weather radio (162 MHz)
    • Tide conditions - Leaving & returning
      • http://www2.shore.net/~mcmorran/bin/stateloc.pl?state=MD

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Sailing in strong winds (But not Dangerous)

15-20 knots

Prepare:

    • Wear life jackets
    • Reef the main sail
    • Stay close to port
    • Plan a safe course
    • Sail without jib

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Selby Bay Sailing Center

  • Bob and Mary Ellen Neff – Proprietors
  • This is a neighborhood
  • Hearing impaired children
  • OBEY THE SPEED LIMIT – Going slower than 15MPH is Greatly Appreciated
  • Keep LOUD noise down … have fun but remember you’re in a neighborhood

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Mud

NE WIND!

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Mud

  • Lower Centerboard a little
  • Fall off to port
  • Tack very quickly
  • Lower Centerboard
  • Port Tack

NE WIND!

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Mud

NE WIND!

  • Tie up to Mooring (or Pier post)
  • Rig and Raise sails
  • Fall off to Starboard
  • Port Tack

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Mud

SE WIND!

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Mud

SE WIND!

  • Fall off to port
  • Close hauled
  • Tack as necessary

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Mud

SW WIND!

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Mud

SW WIND!

  • Fall off to starboard
  • Beam Reach
  • Starboard Tack

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Mud

NW WIND!

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Mud

NW WIND!

  • Fall off to starboard
  • Run
  • Beware of Jibing

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Before Leaving Slip:

    • Dress Appropriately - Think about ….
      • Sunscreen and head-cover (wind removal!)
      • Sunglasses - polarized preferred
      • Water (dehydration => headaches)
      • Rubber (non-marking) sole shoes
        • Barefoot NOT recommended
      • Windbreaker (quick-dry) - ‘layered’ dress
      • Warmer clothing in ditty bag
        • Foul weather gear, spare winch handle, ...
      • Car door key on necklace
        • Leave all “essentials” on shore!
      • Eyeglasses on-a-rope
      • Spare clothes in car
      • CAMERA!

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Leaving:

    • Remove boat cover - Fill out Checklist
      • Rudder & Centerboard Up
    • Move boat to end of pier - paddling & boat hook
      • Start Rigging Boat
      • Leave Sails Down
    • Finish rigging
      • Sails Up
      • Rudder & Centerboard Down
    • Instruct crew on take off plan
    • Cast off Bow Line and Sail

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Boat Scheduling & Reservations

  • Web based scheduling service
      • http://climate.gsfc.nasa.gov/sailing
        • Go to “Boat Schedule & Reservations” link
        • ID = GSA
        • Password = auto assigned (change-able)
        • Surf through the Calendars and View lists
  • Any questions - call Bob Strang
    • Phone: (301)794-2957
    • Email: bob.strang@gsfc.nasa.gov

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Next Week is the Test

Review at:

http://oops.gsfc.nasa.gov/gsa/class/