TEACHING INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED SAILORS


Progression of Learning - Land Drill


Skill-Based: Physical movements of focus skill. Instructor description:


Set up a paddle to show the true wind direction on the ground and set up the hiking bench to sail a mock close- hauled course. Use a rope outline around the hiking bench to show the shape of the boat and bow orientation 45 degrees to the wind. Each student uses a hiking bench with a mock mainsheet / or boat on grass/dolley/carpet square to demonstrate hiking and trimming at the same time. Instructors review proper body position and hand position for “Ease, Hike and Trim”. Class pretends to be a puff of wind using arms and “woosh” sounds.


Instructor demo.


Demonstrate proper body and hand position for ease, hike, trim for both skipper and crew positions.


Each student individually tries while instructor gives specific and constructive feedback.


20 minutes


Activity-Based: Practice the water activities on land. Instructor description:


Review Tank Commander rules (see On Water Practice for description). Set up 4 marks to demonstrate how boats will sail around the box drill while playing Tank Commander.


Instructor demo.


Demonstrate where the skipper has to sit and how the crew needs to move in the boat to keep the boat flat while going around the box drill.


Class tries while instructor gives feedback.


Progression of Learning - Instructor Demonstration Instructor demo: Demonstrate proper body and hand position for “Ease, Hike, Trim” for both the skipper and crew positions.


10


SAFETY - Make sure you have another instructor or high-level student to co-teach with you if you are going to demo a skill away from your students safely. One person always needs to be with the class.


minutes


Progression of Learning - Student Practice Rig and Sail out. On-Water Practice:


Rail Ride Description:


Each boat sails on a beam reach course, then pushes the boom out to windward and heels the boat over to leeward. Te boat will sit up on its rail with the crew keeping it balanced as far over as possible without capsizing. Te goal is to find the balance point where the boat has the greatest amount of heel and still has not capsized.


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120 minutes On-Water Game: Crew Control Description:


Keep boat heel under control while sitting on bottom of boat and only using sail trim and steering to keep heel steady; variation for double handed boat - only crew can move weight in and out to keep heel. Boats sail around a box course.


Graphic:


Wind


Wind


Sail in and De-Rig. T_4_ControlHeel


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