Unique Experiences
Learn to Crew Course from OCSC Sailing
- Item Number
- 105
- Estimated Value
- 545 USD
- Sold
- 200 USD to Rondall
- Number of Bids
- 3 - Bid History
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
Item Special Note
Gift certificate expires on Feb. 16, 2014
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