Table of Contents Upwind Sailing Module 7: Student Sheet 2 Charting A Course Name: _______________________________ Date: _____________________
Directions: Chart the sailor’s course 1. Using a ruler and a protractor, draw a race course with a windward leg of 1,000 feet. 2. Each tack of the upwind leg is 1 inch or 200 feet. 3. The sailor is over rotating by 30°, so each tack is 120°. 4. How much further does a sailor travel when making 120 degree tacks than a sailor mak- ing 90 degree tacks?
5. How much further does a sailor travel when sailing with 90° tacks than the sailor with 120° tacks
6. Using a ruler, calculate the perimeter of the course. Leg = x