OutThere Sailing Syllabus

Preparation

  • Learn how to use the appropriate safety equipment

  • Identify weather conditions and prepare accordingly

Boats and Equipment

  • Learn to set up (rig) a boat

  • Identify the commonly used parts of the boat

  • Learn to reef a sail

Ropework

  • Learn to tie a figure of eight knot, reef knot and a bowline

Safety and Emergencies

  • Perform a capsize recovery

  • Participate in boat towing

  • Perform a man overboard recovery

Skills and Techniques

  • Launch and recover a boat

  • Correctly tack and gybe

  • Stop the boat

  • Successfully sail a reaching course

  • Sail upwind with instructor direction

  • Drive a power boat with instructor assistance

Sailing theory

  • Port/starboard

  • Windward/leeward

  • Right of way rules on the water

  • Buoyage and signage on the water

  • Learn and apply the points of sail

  • Understand the use of tell tales

Meteorology and Tides

  • Identify wind direction

  • Source weather forecasts

  • Understand tides and current