1. Weekly Saturday Sails | Social Events | Camping | Racing utsailing.org

2. UT Sailing Club  Recreation sailing club – we will teach you how to sail  Located at Austin Yacht Club on Lake Travis  Boats  J/24 – 24 foot keelboat  2 C15s – 15 foot centerboard boat  1 Prindle catamaran  2 lasers  3 sunfish  Weekend sails every Saturday and occasional Sundays!  Sundays are sail training days for members

3. 3 rd Saturday Sail  Tomorrow, February 15 th  Meet at 10 AM  27 th & Wichita Parking Lot (carpool)  Bring swimsuit / towel / change of clothes (70 degrees, sunny)  Typical sail  Winter : 2 hours on large boats followed by choice of small boats or large boats  Leave campus @ 10 AM, return by 5 PM  Summer : choice of small or large boats  Leave campus @ 10 or 11 AM, return by 5 PM

4. Sailing 101 (Review) How sails work Sailing down wind Sailing up wind Idea of ‘Sail Trim’ Sailing Simulator

5. How Sails Work Down wind

6. How Sails Work Wind on the beam

7. How Sails Work Close to the wind

8. Directly into the wind

9. Why the boat doesn’t tip over

10. Sailing into the wind

11. Getting Somewhere Upwind Downwind

12. Points of Sail

13. Jibing Tacking

14. Sailing Simulator http://www.thepirateking.com/ships/sail_simulator.htm

15. Sailing 102 (Review) Boat Handling Heeling Stopping Wind Gusts Knots Bowline Stopper Knot Figure 8 Double Overhand Knot Hitches Clove Hitch Taught Line Hitch Constrictor Knot

16. Sail Trim wind (A) (B)(C)

17. Sail Trim wind (A) (B)(C)

18. Sail Trim wind (A) (B)(C)

19. Sail Trim wind (A) (B)(C)

20. Sail Trim wind (A) (B)(C)

21. Boat Heel

22. Stopping wind (A) (B)(C)

23. Reading the Wind

24. Right of Way Order of Obstacles Stationary Boat Swimmer Sailboat Bigger Boat Sailboat vs. Sailboat Starboard Boat has Right of Way Leeward Boat has Right of Way

25. Safety Always have a PFD (lifejacket) Know the Conditions Sail only in Conditions you are Comfortable with Only Sail boats you are Qualified to Sail In Case of Emergency Do not Panic Know Contingency Plans of the boat

26. Man Overboard Maneuver

27. Mooring

28. Docking

29. Running Aground De-power the sails Reduce the boat’s draft: Raise the Centerboard Heel the boat over to one side Turn the motor on; try sailing out; use a pole or paddle Swim an anchor out & winch the boat towards the anchor

30. KNOTS Bowline Stopper knots Hitches

31. Bowline Knot

32. Figure 8

33. Double Overhand Knot

34. Taught Line (Rolling) Hitch

35. Clove Hitch

36. Constrictor Knot