Basic Adult Small Boat Sailing:
AGES: 18yrs and above
When:
Class 9:00am-12:00pm
Optional Free Sail/QAP time - 12:00-1:00
Saturdays 9/7, 9/14 & 9/28
Where: Waukegan Yacht Club/WYCYF Junior Sail (map below)
Cost: $300.00 full series/$100.00 session.
INSTRUCTOR: Colin Classen - US Sailing Level 3 Small Boat Certified Instructor & WYCYF Program Director
Class sessions take place on consecutive Saturday’s, from 9:00am to 12:00pm. There will be an optional hour for Question, Answer, and Practice following class.
We’ll spend the first portion of each session in the classroom reviewing and learning 2-3 skills. The second portion of the session will be spent practicing that skill both on land and in the water. The equipment we will use will be Club 420s for double-handed learning, RIB Safety Boats - wheel & tiller, and potentially Laser dinghies for single handing.
Skills to be covered:
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- Essential knots
- Points of Sail
- Upswing/Downwind
- Steering/Tiller & Extension Use
- Docking - Departure & Arrival
- Irons/Safety Position
- Weather & Environmental Conditions
- Safety & Planning
The potential exists (and is likely that we’ll be getting wet most days - an absolute certainty for one session). Please dress and prepare accordingly.
Child care can be provided, please let us know if that is a need, how many children & what ages so that we can prepare accordingly.