Lesson Plan: Tacking
Level 1 Instructor Lesson Plan: #6 Focus Skill
Tacking Class Factors
Students: Number, Age, Skill Level, Boat-Type Time: Duration of class
12 students, ages 10-12, Beginner, Double-handed
Tree hours Partially Sunny, 72-degree air temp, 65-degree water temp, 7-9 knots holding steady, storm moving in at 6pm
Weather: Air & Water Temp, Wind Speed, Forecast Progression of Learning - Chalk Talk Purpose Value Statement: Explain why this focus skill will help connect to their sailing knowledge.
Tacking allows us to turn and go in the other direction. Tacking is when we change direction by having our bow go through the No-Go Zone.
Prior Skill Knowledge: What skills you need to know before learning about this new skill (brief review)
Parts of the Boat, Wind Direction, Rigging, No-Go Zone, Steering, Collision Avoidance. Artful Questions (1-2) to engage youth and help them connect to their prior experiences
How do you identify where the wind is coming from? Can someone explain how to turn the boat using your tiller?
Content: Introduction:
A tack is a maneuver where the boat heads up into the wind until it passes through the wind (also known as the “No-Go Zone”) and the wind is blowing over the opposite side of the boat. A tack is one of two ways to turn the boat! Draw the diagrams of a course for a boat to sail upwind, tacking back and forth through the No-Go Zone. Let’s take a look at what is happening in the boat with the crew & the skipper during each tack.
Talking points with detaisl: Steps to Tacking a Double-handed Boat: Prepare, Turn, Change Sides, & Finish:
Step 1 - Prepare: • Look - Te skipper should look around to check for obstacles and other boats. • Alert “Ready to Tack” - When clear, the skipper asks the crew, “Ready to tack?”
• Alert “Ready” - Te crew grabs both jib sheets. When prepared, the crew responds, “Ready!” If the crew needs more time, they should respond, “Hold!”
• Alert “Tacking” - Te skipper should loudly alert those around you by saying, “Tacking!”
Step 2 - Turn: • Trim In - Te skipper should trim in the mainsheet to an upwind course. • Steer - Te skipper should move the tiller smoothly towards the sail to turn through the wind until the sail changes side.
• Jib Cross - Te crew watches for the jib to luff as the boat comes through the wind and releases the active jib sheet as it goes slack.
Step 3 - Change Sides: Step 4 - Finish:
• Move Body - Both skipper and crew move their bodies to the other side of the boat, facing forwards, while switching sheets and tiller (for skipper) behind their back.
• Slide Forward - Te skipper will sit down on the new side of the boat, far enough forward so the tiller can move side to side.
• Hands - Te skipper switches the mainsheet and tiller to their new hands. Make sure your mainsheet isn’t tangled! • Trim Jib - Te crew trims in the new active jib sheet for the new course. • Balance - Skipper & crew adjust their weight, steering, and sail trim to keep the boat flat.
See diagrams in notes section. Check for Understanding: Ask questions that probe for understanding.
Cover up the steps and ask if anyone can repeat them When does the boom crossover the boat and what should you do? When do you need to tack?
Y_SB_024_FEB2022_6Tacking Setup Chalk Talk:
• Whiteboard/Markers • Magnetic Boat
Land Drill:
• Two marks • One long line • Rigged sunfish on a dolly
10 minutes
Materials needed to teach each step in the progression of learning, prep before students arrive.
On Water: • Two marks
Goal(s) What do you hope to accomplish? Learn how to tack by demonstrating the four steps properly.
15 minutes
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