Lesson Plan: Control Speed


Instructor Lesson Plan Focus Skill


Control Speed Class Factors


Students: Number, Age, Skill Level, Boat-Type Time: Duration of class


Two hours 5-10 mph, with gusts to 13


12 students, 10-13 years old, Intermediate, FJ, double-handed Goal(s) What do you hope to accomplish?


Students will be able to slow down, stop, hold position, and speed up their double-handed boat using the rudder, bodyweight, and sail, together both as a skipper and crew.


Setup


• Whiteboard/Markers • Rigged FJ • Paddle


Chalk Talk: Weather: Air & Water Temp, Wind Speed, Forecast Land Drill: 15


• Paddle • Whistle


minutes


Materials needed to teach each step in the progression of learning, prep before students arrive.


On Water:


Progression of Learning - Chalk Talk Purpose Value Statement: Explain why this focus skill will help connect to their sailing knowledge.


We have been mainly focusing on how to make our boats move as fast a possible. Today we will shiſt our focus to slowing down, holding a stopped position, and accelerating again. By learning to do these actions on both a reach and head to wind course, we will be able to slow down more quickly if needed!


Prior Skill Knowledge: What skills you need to know before learning about this new skill (brief review)


Steering with Rudder, Bodyweight & Sails, Understanding Wind. Artful Questions (1-2) to engage youth and help them connect to their prior experiences


Both skippers and crews, what happens when you have eased your sail out to luff in order to slow down, but the boat didn’t slow down quickly enough?


Content: Introduction:


Today we will learn how to control the speed of our boat by using both sail trim adjustments and quick rudder move- ments. We want to be able to slow down more quickly! Tis skill can be used when you come back to the dock at the end of the day or come alongside the coach boat.


Talking point with detail:


• Slow Down - Ease sails to slow boat. “When in doubt, let it out.” • Hold Head to Wind - Stop the boat completely head to wind and hold using quick rudder movement and sail trim adjustments.


• Hold Reach - Stop the boat completely on a reach and hold using quick rudder and sail trim adjustments. • Speed Up - Trim in the sail by pulling in your mainsheet and moving the tiller towards you. • Releasing the boom vang will help depower the mainsail too!


15 minutes


Check for Understanding: Ask questions that probe for understanding.


Skippers, name the three adjustments you will need to make to slow down quickly and hold a reach course (think body, rudder, and mainsail).


Crews name the three adjustments you will need to make to slow down quickly and hold a reach course (think body, vang, and jib sail).


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