# Presentation: 488478

## Goddard Sailing Association

- Lecture 5

-  Dock
-  Required Equipment
-  Checklist
-  Chartering

## Class Outline

- Lecture 1 - Wind, Sails, Rigging
- Lecture 2 - Boat theory, How to change tacks, Man Overboard
- Lecture 3 - How to sail well, heaving-to, right-of-way, capsize
- Lecture 4 - Weather, thunderstorm drill, anchors, navigation, 		water conditions
- Lecture 5 - Dock, Required Equipment, Checklist, Chartering
- Lecture 6 - Review, Test

## Home Port

- Selby Bay

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## Required Equipment

**Required Equipment**

- Lifejacket per person

- Throw-able floatation (seat cushion)

- Horn or Whistle

- Flares

- Fire Extinguisher (motor only)

- (Visual)

- (Audio)

- (Others Afloat)

- (Me Afloat)

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

**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

## Sailing in strong winds15-20 knots

- Think about ...
- Crew experience – pucker factor
- Anchor ready & handy
- Paddles, boat hook and bailer on-board
- Foul weather gear
- Wear life jackets and have throw-able floatation handy
- Stay close to port
- Plan a safe course
- Reef the main sail (use turtle)
- Sail without jib (mainsail only)
- Sail with only jib
- Does anyone (on land) know you’re out sailing?

## Selby Bay Sailing Center

- David Neff & Allyson (& Amelia – 15mos.) – Proprietor
- 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!

- N

## Lower Centerboard a little

- Mud

- N

- Fall off to port
- Tack very quickly
- Lower Centerboard
- Port Tack

- NE WIND!

## Tie up to Mooring (or Pier post)

- Mud

- NE WIND!

- Rig and Raise sails
- Fall off to Starboard
- Port Tack

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## Mud

- SE WIND!

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## Fall off to port

- Mud

- SE WIND!

- N

- Close hauled
- Tack as necessary

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- SW WIND!

- N

## Fall off to starboard

- Mud

- SW WIND!

- N

- Beam Reach
- Starboard Tack

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- NW WIND!

- N

## Fall off to starboard

- Mud

- NW WIND!

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- Run
- Beware of Jibing

## Before Sailing:

- Check weather forecast and tide states
- Do you remember how to reef the mainsail?  Spare winch handle?
- Discuss _man-overboard drill_, _thunder storm drill_ and _anchoring procedure_
- Dress Appropriately - Think about ....
- Sunscreen, head-cover and sunglasses - polarized preferred
- Water (dehydration => headaches)
- Rubber (non-marking) sole shoes - Bare feet are NOT recommended
- Windbreaker (quick-dry) - ‘layered’ dress
- Sailing gloves (sheets & winch crank)
- Warmer clothing in ditty bag - foul weather gear desirable
- Car door key on necklace
- Leave all “non-essentials” on shore!
- “Essential” on-boat items in sealed plastic bag and stowed
- Eyeglasses on-a-rope & hat with chin strap (also with shirt clip)
- Spare (dry) clothes in car

## Scot Checklist

## Preparing the boat to Leave:

- Hook boat up to golf cart (securely ... i.e. check this!)
- Remove boat cover and stow in shed (fold front to back)
- Install drain plug
- Verify as many checklist items as you can, now.
- Maneuver boat under lifting winch (align to wheel guides on dock)
- Install lifting harness (harness straddles the boom on both sides)
- Attach winch hook and lift to slightly tension the harness
- Untie bow attachment to trailer
- Lift and put boat into the water – crew helps guide/push with painter in hand
- Move boat to end of pier using the painter and shroud (push, don’t pull)
- Tie off at the end of the pier – remove and stow lifting harness – checklist items
- Free the main sheet, jib sheets and centerboard pennant, vang should be loose (for now)
- Remove boom crutch & gently place boom on the deck in preparation to raise mainsail
- Raise mainsail – look for sail battens, outhaul, halyard integrity (sheets are free)
- Install mainsail turtle attachment if needed/desired
- Reef the mainsail if needed/desired
- Install jib, route sheets accordingly and stow the jib bag
- Complete the checklist – Make decision if boat is ‘Sail-worthy’
- Rudder & Centerboard down and tension vang accordingly
- Loose boomvang for downwind and snug for upwind (per tide/wind at the pier)
- Instruct crew on the take off plan; i.e. initial point of sail and exit strategy
- Cast off Bow Line (painter) and push bow in the desired direction (as you step on boat)
- Readjust Centerboard depth as needed when in deeper water

## Last advice,

**Experienced sailors ALWAYS sit to windward unless told otherwise.  **
**Happy trails!**

## Club Web Pages

- Club Web page
- _[GSA Club Web Page](http://gewa.gsfc.nasa.gov/clubs/sailing/)_
- Weather Web page (Edgewater, MD)
- _[NEXRAD Weather page for Edgewater, MD](http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=21037-4027)_
**‘****Boat Reservations’** link from Club Web page
- _[GSA Web Charter Service](http://www.aircraftclubs.com/)_
- Go to  “Flight Schedule” link
- ID =  GSA
- Password = auto assigned (change-able)
- Surf through the Calendars and View lists
- Any questions - call Susan
- Phone:  (301) 286-3576
- Email: broaddus.susan@bah.com

## Checklist for Chartering

- Online reservation in place prior to sailing
- Payment worked with Charter Rep (Susan B.)
- Completed AND signed Checklist
- Forms stored in Shed (New & Completed folders)
- Report boat problems to Fleet Captain (document)
- If boat is not ‘Sail-worthy’ – report IMMEDIATELY – Fleet Captain, Charter Rep ... any Club officier.

## Next Week is the Test

- It is closed book.
- Tying knots are not on the test.
- Review class notes and test at ...
**http://gewa.gsfc.nasa.gov/clubs/sailing/sailing_home.htm**
- Go to the ‘Sailing classes’ link
- Go to the ‘class homepage’ link
- Or
**http://gewa.gsfc.nasa.gov/clubs/sailing/Basic_sailing_class.htm**
- _Interested in Racing?_
**http://www.flyingscotracing.com/**