Intermediate Sailing E

Intermediate sailing is aimed at sailors who have become proficient at sailing basics our beginner fleet and are looking to take the next step. Sailing the Laser, students will develop boat handling and sail trim skillsets geared towards racing, higher wind sailing, and progression onto skiffs and catamarans.

Note: If this class is full, you are welcome to join our waitlist on this Signal app group.

Prerequisites:

• JSCA and UBCSC member in good standing for the current season
• wetsuit
• Passed Beginner Sailing, or have equivalent experience.
  

Course content:

• become competent on the Laser, the only single-handed sailboat in our fleet.
• improve your skills on the water on a more nimble and unstable boat: sail trim and body weight position for better performance, roll tack, rudderless steerage, how to move in no wind
• learn sailboat racing basics, so that you can take part in the races hosted by Jericho on Tuesday evenings and Sunday afternoons

Schedule: 18 hours over 5 sessions:

• the first session is land-only, focused on rigging. No wetsuit required for that one.
• come ~30 minutes early on sessions 2 and beyond, so that you have time to get changed and rig your boat before the lesson begins
• four 3-hour sessions on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
• one 6-hour session split in two half-sessions on Saturday
• note: on Tuesday evening before your first lesson, you are encouraged to take part in JSCA's Tuesday Night Racing series, either as skipper on a Quest, or as crew on another boat.

To pass the course:

• you can rig, de-rig, and take good care of the equipment from the beginning to the end of your session
• you are in control at all times and do not endanger yourself or others, from launching to racing close to other boats to landing
• you demonstrate competent control of the boat, including capsize recover, sail fanning in no wind, rudderless steering in light wind
• you have a good sense of the weather and sea conditions for your skill level.