January 19, 2022
2022-01-19T18:30:00
America's Boating Club - Zoom
$75 - members, $105 - nonmembers
America's Boating Club - Sail Course - 1st Day
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Sail is a complete sail course created to serve the needs of the novice and experienced sailor, as well as the non-sailor, for basic skills and knowledge. The course starts with basic sailboat designs and nomenclature, rigging, safety, and sail processes and then tackles the physical aspects of sailing forces and techniques, sail applications, marlinespike, helmsmanship and handling of more difficult sailing
conditions, navigation rules, and an introduction to heavy weather sailing. Appendices provide an introduction to sailboat racing and sailing in Canadian waters.