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Learn to Crew Course from OCSC Sailing

Item Number: 105

Estimated Value: $545.00
Sold: $200.00 to Rondall

Number of Bids: 3 - Bid History

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Item Description

Give the gift of sailing to a spouse, significant other, friend or yourself. This two-day weekend lesson helps you learn the techniques to be confident, helpful, safe crew --whether day-sailing on San Francisco Bay or bareboat chartering in a tropical paradise.

Here are some of the topics covered in our Crew Course:

How to have fun sailing!
Handling dock lines
How to be a helpful crewmate
Finding wind direction
How to be safe onboard
Rigging and de-rigging
Crew responsibilities
Heeling and stability
Tacking & Gybing as crew
Crew overboard briefing
Sailing terminology
Basic knot tying
Hoisting & Dousing the Main Sail
Rules of the Road
Unfurling & Furling the Jib
Buoys & Aids to Navigation
Trimming sails properly
Basic Chart Reading
Proper line-handling
Steering to a landmark
Proper use of a self-tailing winch
Docking & Departing procedures
Personal comfort and safety techniques

http://www.ocscsailing.com/school/courses/learn_to_crew.php

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Gift certificate expires on Feb. 16, 2014