GT Options Class Learn to Sail

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GT Options Class Learn to Sail

• Brought to you by the GT Sailing Club
• www.gtsailing.org
• Meetings EVERY Thursday _at_730pm
• How Does GT Sailing Work
• Lake Lanier, Racing, Club Trips
• Dues (included), Qualification, Lakehosts

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Matthew Widlansky

• US Sailing Certified Instructor
• Former GT Sailing Team Captain
• Qualified to teach on all boats in GT Sailing!!
• Grew up sailing in South Florida till coming to
  GT
  
• What has Sailing Done for him?

gtg058g_at_mail.gatech.edu
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Benton Whitesides

• US Sailing Certified Instructor
• Former GT Sailing Team Captain Commodore of
  GTSC
  
• Grew up sailing in Wrightsville Beach, NC (the
  Atlantic Ocean)
  
• Coaching/Instructing/Racing for over a decade!
  (Give it a rest!)
  
• What has Sailing Done for her?

gte771p_at_mail.gatech.edu
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Our Goals for this Class

• Introduce you to the GT Sailing Cub
• Teach you the basics of sailing
• Provide on-the-water learning opportunities
• Prepare you to pass the written and practical GT
  Sailing dinghy skippers tests!!

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Class Schedule

• Meetings Tuesdays 730-9pm Student Center Room
  319
  
• June 6th Introduction, Terminology Gear
• Knots  Figure Eight Bowline
• June 13th Parts of the Boat, Points of Sail
• Knots  Square Knots Cleats
• June 20th Rigging, Maneuvering, Sail Trim,
  Docking
  
• Knots  Barrel Roll Clove Hitches
• June 27th Right of Way / Safety
• July 4th Break for Holliday!
• July 11th  REVIEW
• July 18th TEST

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Instructional Opportunities
Summer 2006
420s (Double Handed Dinghy)
420s June 10th Basic Intro June 24th Tacking
/Jibing July 8th Capsize/MOD July 17th Review/P
ractice July 22nd Basic Exam Lasers June 11t
h Basic Laser June 25th LLSC Fleet Race J24s
July 8th LLSC Fleet Race June 17/18th Reggae R
egatta Wednesday Night Series
Lasers (Single Handed Dinghy)
J24s (5 Person Keelboat)
Contact Matthew Widlansky for more information
gtg058g_at_mail.gatech.edu
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So Whats It Really Like?
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To Begin Some Basic Terminology

• True Wind
• Apparent Wind
• Puff
• Lull
• Windward
• Leeward

• Luff (verb)
• Heeling
• Hiking Out
• Port
• Starboard

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What to Wear Warm Vs. Windy

• Suncreen, Hat, Bottled Water, Swimsuit,
  Sunglasses
  
• Spray JacketPants, Gloves, Warm Quick-Drying
  Layers
  
• Always Life Jacket, Water Shoes, And Change of
  Clothes!

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Last for Tonight Knots!

• Next Week, Well start with parts of the boat

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The Figure-8 Knot The Bowline