FYI: There will be a pizza party for the Hunter Class Friday 7/17 to celebrate the end of first session.
FYI: The girls who are attending the NewEngland Girls Championship/Clinic, please meet at Ida at 9:00 AM sharp Monday 7/13 to head over to Sail Newport. Bring a lunch and be prepared to eat on the water. Sailors can be picked up at Ida Lewis at 6:30. For Tuesday, 7/14 meet at Ida at 7:45 to travel to SN for 8:00 AM Skippers meeting, we will come back to Ida, rig and then sail/tow to race course. Bring lunch to eat on the water. Last race will not begin after 5:00. Sailors can be picked up at Ida no later than 6:30. For more information and the Notice of race, click here.
Class Goals for Summer 2009
1) Safety:
Capsize recovery
Life Jackets/gear/equipment
Safety Position
Sportsmanship
2) Rigging/De-rigging
Parts of the boat
Care of equipment
Knots
3) Reaching / Running & Basic Tacks and Gybes
Correct positioning
Correct Boat Handling
Ability to tack and gybe from reach to reach
Avoid danger ("Tiller towards trouble")
4) Upwind & Advanced Tacks and Gybes
Makes progress upwind towards a mark
Correctly tacks on the angle
Sails a straight course without going into irons upwind
