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Sailing General G, Boat Tack V 00. 00, 04/09/16 Sheffield Sea Cadet SESSION PLAN Subject Tack – which tack is a boat on? Session plan Ref Course Sailing, general information Group/Award Aim Training format 1 -minute Welcome Introduction to the session. If cadets are to receive slide #19 as a handout, ensure they are available and suggest do not hand out until relevant time (pens also to be available) Activity #1 15 -minute Slide 2 to 18 with discussion and answer questions on answer screen as necessary. Slide 4 will take longest to explain as it sets context for all other slides. SCC_G_Tack To enable cadets to understand the difference between Port and Starboard tack and how to identify each 5 -minute Presentation with discussion For refresher training/consolidation slide #19 can be used as a quiz Optional: Slide #19 as handout/quiz sheet – if running quiz also pens Duration 15 -30 minutes References None Training aids Power. Point presentation: SCC_P_GS 01_Tack Notes/Handouts Slide #19 can be used as a quiz sheet/handout Diversity Ensure visibility of slide presentation Risk None Activity #2 Slide 19 – cadets to consider and provide their view on which boat is on which tack and their rational. If run as a quiz, hand out slide #19 Activity #3 5 -minute Consolidation 1 -minute Review answers to slide #19 Slide #19 to be taken away or hand slide #24 out as a summary or post on unit wall as a poster (latter is more environmentally friendly). Feedback Lessons Learnt V 00. 00 04/09/16 ©chamberssailing. org Initial draft 1

Sheffield Sea Cadet Sailing General G, Boat Tack V 00. 00, 04/09/16 Sailing: which tack am I on? Sailing Boat: Tack Determining if a sailing boat is on Port or Starboard tack ©chamberssailing. org 2

Sailing General G, Boat Tack V 00. 00, 04/09/16 Sheffield Sea Cadet Port-tack or Starboard-tack 01 Wind ©chamberssailing. org 3

Sailing General G, Boat Tack V 00. 00, 04/09/16 Sheffield Sea Cadet Port-tack or Starboard-tack 01 Wind The wind is coming over the Port side of the boat, You can confirm this as the boom is on the Starboard side of the boat The boat is on Port-tack ©chamberssailing. org 4

Sailing General G, Boat Tack V 00. 00, 04/09/16 Sheffield Sea Cadet Port-tack or Starboard-tack 02 Wind ©chamberssailing. org 5

Sailing General G, Boat Tack V 00. 00, 04/09/16 Sheffield Sea Cadet Port-tack or Starboard-tack 02 Wind The wind is coming over the Starboard side of the boat, boom is on the Port side of You can confirm this as the boat The boat is on Starboardtack ©chamberssailing. org 6

Sailing General G, Boat Tack V 00. 00, 04/09/16 Sheffield Sea Cadet Port-tack or Starboard-tack 03 Wind ©chamberssailing. org 7

Sailing General G, Boat Tack V 00. 00, 04/09/16 Sheffield Sea Cadet Port-tack or Starboard-tack 03 Wind The wind is coming over the Port side of the boat, You can confirm this as the boom is on the Starboard side of the boat The boat is on Port-tack ©chamberssailing. org 8

Sailing General G, Boat Tack V 00. 00, 04/09/16 Sheffield Sea Cadet Port-tack or Starboard-tack 04 Wind ©chamberssailing. org 9

Sailing General G, Boat Tack V 00. 00, 04/09/16 Sheffield Sea Cadet Port-tack or Starboard-tack 04 Wind The wind is coming over the aft of the boat and therefore you need to look at the boom. The boom is on the Starboard the wind must be coming over side of the boat and therefore the Port thwart. The boat is on Port-tack ©chamberssailing. org 10

Sailing General G, Boat Tack V 00. 00, 04/09/16 Sheffield Sea Cadet Port-tack or Starboard-tack 05 Wind ©chamberssailing. org 11

Sailing General G, Boat Tack V 00. 00, 04/09/16 Sheffield Sea Cadet Port-tack or Starboard-tack 05 Wind The wind is coming over the aft of the boat and it looks also like it is coming over the Starboard side of the boat. However, in sailing the important factor is which side the boom is. The boom is on the Starboard side of the boat and therefore the boat must be on a Port tack. The boat is on Port-tack ©chamberssailing. org 12

Sailing General G, Boat Tack V 00. 00, 04/09/16 Sheffield Sea Cadet Port-tack or Starboard-tack 06 Wind ©chamberssailing. org 13

Sailing General G, Boat Tack V 00. 00, 04/09/16 Sheffield Sea Cadet Port-tack or Starboard-tack 06 Wind The wind is coming over the Starboard side of the boat, boom is on the Port side of You can confirm this as the boat The boat is on Starboardtack ©chamberssailing. org 14

Sailing General G, Boat Tack V 00. 00, 04/09/16 Sheffield Sea Cadet Port-tack or Starboard-tack 07 Wind ©chamberssailing. org 15

Sailing General G, Boat Tack V 00. 00, 04/09/16 Sheffield Sea Cadet Port-tack or Starboard-tack 07 Wind You can’t tell. A boat that is passing through head to wind is on the same tack as it was before, and will remain so until it can sail a close haul course which is its new tack. ©chamberssailing. org 16

Sailing General G, Boat Tack V 00. 00, 04/09/16 Sheffield Sea Cadet Port-tack or Starboard-tack 07 Wind The boat was previously on Starboard-tack and will therefore remain on Starboard-tack until it can sail on a new tack (Port or Starboard). The boat is on Starboard-tack ©chamberssailing. org 17

Sailing General G, Boat Tack V 00. 00, 04/09/16 Sheffield Sea Cadet Port-tack or Starboard-tack 07 Wind The boat was previously on Port-tack and will therefore remain on Port-tack until it can sail on a new tack (Port or Starboard). The boat is on Port-tack ©chamberssailing. org 18

Sailing General G, Boat Tack V 00. 00, 04/09/16 Sheffield Sea Cadet Port-tack or Starboard-tack 08 B K A L Wind C J D I ©chamberssailing. org G H E F 19

Sailing General G, Boat Tack V 00. 00, 04/09/16 Sheffield Sea Cadet Port-tack or Starboard-tack 08 L is on Port-tack as the boom in on the B K A At position “A” the boat Wind C Starboard-side. J D I ©chamberssailing. org G H E F 20

Sailing General G, Boat Tack V 00. 00, 04/09/16 Sheffield Sea Cadet Port-tack or Starboard-tack 08 L is on Port-tack as the boom in on the B K A At position “A” the boat Wind C Starboard-side. J D The boat remains on I at point “F”, the boat Port-tack until it gybes H ©chamberssailing. org G Starboard-tack. has gybed onto E F 21

Sailing General G, Boat Tack V 00. 00, 04/09/16 Sheffield Sea Cadet Port-tack or Starboard-tack 08 L is on Port-tack as the boom in on the Starboard B The boat remains on K A At position “A” the boat Wind -side. passes head to wind (“J”) J until is can sail on close D The boat remains on Port I point “F”, the boat has -tack until it gybes at ©chamberssailing. org G H gybed onto Starboardtack. Starboard-tack, even as it C F E hauled course. At “J” it ca now sail on Porttack close hauled course. It remains on that even when head to wind (“L”) when it return to a Port-tack close 22

Sailing General G, Boat Tack V 00. 00, 04/09/16 Sheffield Sea Cadet Port-tack or Starboard-tack 08 L is on Port-tack as the boom in on the Starboard B K A At position “A” the boat Wind C -side. J At “J” it ca now sail on Port- D The boat remains on Port I point “F”, the boat has -tack until it gybes at H ©chamberssailing. org G tack. gybed onto Starboard. F E tack close hauled course. It remains on that even when head to wind (“L”) when it return to a Port-tack close hauled course and then return to “A”. 23

Sailing General G, Boat Tack V 00. 00, 04/09/16 Sheffield Sea Cadet Port-tack or Starboard-tack 08 Wind A At position “A” the boat The boat remains on Starboard-tack, is on Port-tack as the even as it passes head to wind (“J”) boom in on the until is can sail on close hauled Starboard-side. course. . The boat remains on At “J” it ca now sail on Port-tack until it gybes close hauled course. It remains on at point “F”, the boat that even when head to wind (“L”) has gybed onto when it return to a Port-tack close Starboard-tack. hauled course and then return to “A”. ©chamberssailing. org 24

Sheffield Sea Cadet Sailing General G, Boat Tack V 00. 00, 04/09/16 When on opposite tacks the Port-tack boat shall keep clear (give-way vessel) ©chamberssailing. org 25