HIKING Have your students inspect the hiking straps. Show them how to secure the straps


so they will feel comfortable and confident when hiking flat out in a breeze. You can demonstrate the proper technique on a hiking bench on land before going out on the water.


Sailor Tip: While crewing, keep feet close together and point toes to extend out more. A flat boat is a fast boat. If the boat is not flat, it is turning.


Have your students hike properly. This will help them be more efficient and not harm their bodies. The most commonly used technique is the “straight-leg” hike. Legs should be together and straight, but not locked at the knee. Adjust the hiking strap so that there is equal pressure on the back of the thigh and the calf. The farther out a sailor can get their weight, the more efficient and effective they will be, but this takes training and requires some degree of fitness. The upper body should be straight and pivot at the waist. Teach your students not to arch their backs. Lowering the upper body below horizontal will reduce efficiency and increase the chance of lower back injury.


“Droop” Method “Straight Leg” Method


ROLL TACKING When teaching proper roll tacking, emphasize the sailor’s body movements across


the boat. . As the boat turns into the wind, the skipper’s knees should move forward allowing for the skipper’s butt to move aft to clear the main sheet on the cross. The skipper and crew should roll the boat with their shoulders facing square to the rail; both the skipper and crew will be rolling on their side. As they cross the boat they will need to keep their shoulders in the same position and rely on their feet, not their hands, to get them across the boat.


For the skipper, it is important to keep their eyes forward looking at the jib. The old back foot becomes the new front foot and lead foot as they cross the boat and step forward in the boat at the same time. The tiller and mainsheet switch should happen before the skipper sits down on the other side. With practice, skippers will cross the boat, hand switch the tiller and main sheet behind their back, and then sit down on the rail all in one quick movement.


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