Lesson Plan: Upwind Sailing
Level 1 Instructor Lesson Plan: #10 Focus Skill
Upwind Sailing Class Factors
Students: Number, Age, Skill Level, Boat-Type Time: Duration of class
2.5 hours Cloudy, 72 degrees, 6-8 knots
12 Students, ages 10-12, Beginner, Single-handed boats Setup Chalk Talk:
• Whiteboard/Markers • Magnetic Boat
Weather: Air & Water Temp, Wind Speed, Forecast Land Drill: 10 minutes
Materials needed to teach each step in the progression of learning, prep before students arrive.
On Water: • Boat rigged on Dolly • Tree marks Goal(s) What do you hope to accomplish?
To be able to sail upwind towards a mark, observing the layline, with proper boat balance on a close hauled course.
Progression of Learning - Chalk Talk Purpose Value Statement: Explain why this focus skill will help connect to their sailing knowledge.
If you need to reach a destination upwind, you will need to know how to navigate your boat successfully along an upwind course to get there.
Prior Skill Knowledge: What skills you need to know before learning about this new skill (brief review)
Wind Direction, Steering, Boat Balance, Layline Tacking, Jibing, No-go Zone, Points of Sail Artful Questions (1-2) to engage youth and help them connect to their prior experiences
Describe how your boat looks when you are sailing a close haul or close reach course? What happens when you sail too close to the wind?
Lesson Plan 7: Upwind Sailing
Content: Introduction:
Sailing upwind is sailing close to the same direction that the wind is coming from. Upwind sailing requires careful coordination between sail trim and steering your boat.
CORRECT Talking points with details:
Draw a triangle course and discuss how to sail on an upwind leg; including: finding the layline, maintaining a consistent heading, finder proper sail trim, working together to keep the boat flat and keeping the boat out of the No-Go Zone.
INCORRECT Te Mechanics of Sailing Upwind:
• Heading: Steer the boat to an upwind course so the wind is coming over the windward side from the direction of the bow. You will be in a Close Haul or Close Reach point of sail.
• Trim In: Trim in your sail anywhere from 1/4 eased to all the way in. • Body Position: Sit on the windward side with good posture. Sit forward and clear of the tiller. • Steering: Hold your upwind course by both keeping your sail trimmed in and adjusting your course to keep the sail full.
15 minutes
Wind
Check for Understanding: Ask questions that probe for understanding.
Erase the boat diagrams but keep the triangle course. Ask students to describe the correct points of sail that allow you to sail upwind towards the windward mark, and what the path of this triangle course might look like.
Discuss the tips and tricks for sailing upwind: 1. Maintain flow over the sails (look at your telltales!) 2. Keep the boat flat 3. Steady steering 4. Aim along your layline!
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