Fun Welcome Sailing Laguna Woods Yacht Club I

Fun Welcome Sailing Laguna Woods Yacht Club. I ntroduction to Sailing Academy Fundamentals of Sailing Session 3 -- Sails 15 February 2021 1

Learning Pyramid

Three topics to be examined: ▪ Working the Wind ▪ Points of Sail Redux ▪ Basic Maneuvers

But First Zen Wind -- Expanded

Becoming a Sailor Magic “Each time I drop the mooring there is magic. . . when I realize that through cunning and skill I have tricked the wind into moving my boat. ” “Each time I drop the mooring there is magic. . . when I realize that through have tricked the

“Sailing is not a science that can be practiced with precision. It is an art, or at the least a craft, with its own medium. As an artist uses and understands light, you must understand the wind. It is the sailor’s medium. ” -The Complete Sailor

Definition of a sailor. “A sailor is one who can handle a vessel of almost any type quietly and competently. [And] can read the water, the current, the waves, the clouds and even the smells. ” Much like having one’s thumb on the pulse of the universe.

Developing Wind sense IT’S ALL ABOUT THE WIND

That’s Why We’re Here To learn how and why an outing under sail is More than a boat ride. And to learn how we can participate in, and thus enhance, the experience more deeply.

Fun Welcome Wind Sense Sailing Apparent vs. True Wind Points of Sail

DEVELOPING WIND SENSE A wind sense begins with knowing from whence the wind blows, its DIRECTION, and it’s intensity, it’s STRENGTH.

Developing Wind Sense Words of the Wind Direction and intensity Work The Wind: Use your “instrument” to make “music” (make the boat go)

Setting Shape Trim

Setting Positioning the sails relative to the wind (see points of sail)

Working with two sails. (Jib and Main) coordination and relative position.

Set the Jib then trim the Main

Slot Effect and Proper Trim

Using POINTS OF SAIL to HARNESS THE WIND

No-Sail Zone (Luff Zone) Boat pointed into the wind sail luffing ▪ Getting into and out of Irons. ▸ Beginning to luff, but not in irons, head down (away from the wind) ▸ If no headway, likely sternway and “negative rudder” ▸ Getting out of the No-Sail Zone. (Backwind the sail)

Boat movement through the water determines: Rudder effect.

Sail position at various points of sail ▪ No-Sail Zone ▪ Close Hulled (close to the wind) ▪ Reach ▪ Run

Way-on Must have WATER FLOW over the RUDDER Necessary To change boat direction

Close Hulled (“Beat”) Close Hauled (“Beat”) Wind at 45 -60 degrees off the bow – Sails sheeted in hard.

Close Hulled (“Beat”) Close or Narrow Reach (Halfway between Close and Broad.

Close Hulled (“Beat”) Beam Reach – where’s the wind and where should the sails be?

Close Hulled (“Beat”) Broad Reach- a point of sailing in which the wind blows over a boat's quarter, between the beam and the stern

Close Hulled (“Beat”) Run – Is the main blanketing the jib – wing on wing. Is the boom bouncing due to wave action – preventer.

Set versus Trim Set – Where to place sails Trim – Fine Adjustments

Sail Shape and Sail Trim Light wind – looser or “baggy” Heavy wind – taught or “flat”

Trim – is a function of adjusting the ”Working Sheet”

Positioning the fairlead for the jib or the boom for the main.

Proper trim is about both the boat’s direction, and the direction of the wind.

▪ Course – alter boat direction. ▪ Wind ▸ Adjust you course to the wind or the wind through sail position to your course

Terms: Head up or Bear away (head down, head off, away from the wind) Up (toward the wind) Off, down, away – away from what? The WIND is the reference marker.

Basic Sailing Maneuvers (Pointing the boat in the desired direction relative to the wind. )

Changing Direction Tacking (up wind) or Gybing (down wind)

TACKING (gaining distance to windward) Turning the boat in the direction of the wind so that the bow passes through the wind sufficiently to fill the sails when on the other side. The source of the wind shifts sides

Tacking Turning the boat in the direction of the wind so that the bow passes through the wind sufficiently to fill the sails when on the other side. The source of the wind shifts sides.

GYBING Moving further from the direction of the wind. Turning the boat AWAY from the direction of the wind so that the stern passes THROUGH the direction of the wind

Commands Standby Ready Execute

“Standby to [action to be taken]”, “Tack” or “Come About”, “Gybe” Helmsman scans all around, particularly ahead and abeam, for other boats or obstructions. Picks a point at least 90 degrees abeam to windward and mentally marks it. Trimmers man their stations (winches) Prepare to execute making sure sheets are clear and free to run. Winch handles at hand.

Ready? ▪ Trimmers ▪ Leeward – prepared to release the working sheet. ▪ Windward – lazy sheet one wrap around winch (clock-wise). “READY” (address crew in re readiness)? ▪ Wait for trimmer’s response. ▸ “Ready Port” ▸ “Ready Starboard”