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American Sailing Association basics for Sailient participants

American Sailing Association basics for Sailient participants

 

An excellent read if you're just getting started

BK PDF (Courtesy PSU)

American Sailing Association basics for Sailient participants

American Sailing Association basics for Sailient participants

American Sailing Association basics for Sailient participants

As your sailing experience grows your horizons become infinite

Introductory sail training course

Sailing upwind

American Sailing Association basics for Sailient participants

Tacking - Changing tacks upwind

The jib leads the way

sail trim

Tacking - Changing tacks upwind

Gybing - Changing tacks down wind

Tacking - Changing tacks upwind

Slow is pro

Boat Hadling

Sailing downwind

Gybing - Changing tacks down wind

Gybing - Changing tacks down wind

Sail area exposed to the wind

sail trim

Gybing - Changing tacks down wind

Gybing - Changing tacks down wind

Gybing - Changing tacks down wind

Control the boom

boat handling

Fair-lead adjustment under load

Fair-lead adjustment under load

Fair-lead adjustment under load

No need to tack

sail trim

Anchoring

Fair-lead adjustment under load

Fair-lead adjustment under load

Securing your yacht for the night

Anchoring considerations

Easy genoa furling

Fair-lead adjustment under load

Easy genoa furling

A technique to make furling easy

Furling the genoa

Knots to Know

The figure 8 knot

The figure 8 knot

The figure 8 knot

A useful stopper knot for nearly all the running rigging

Tying the figure 8 knot

The bowline knot

The figure 8 knot

The figure 8 knot

The king of knots. Perfect for puting a loop in the end of a piece of line

Tying a bowline

The cleat hitch

The round turn & two half hitches

The round turn & two half hitches

For tying on your dinghy or securing your yacht to the dock

Tying a cleat hitch

The round turn & two half hitches

The round turn & two half hitches

The round turn & two half hitches

Securing a loaded line to a post or a fender to a life line/rail

tying a round turn & 2 half hitches

CONVENTIONAL NAVIGATION FUNDAMENTALS

Basic Navigation

Estimated Position

Basic Navigation

Introductory video

(#1 in a series of 6)

Intro to basic navigation video 1

Dead Reckoning

Estimated Position

Basic Navigation

How to plot a DR

(#2  in a series of 6)

Dead Reckoning video 2

Estimated Position

Estimated Position

Observing Set & Drift

How to plot an EP

(#3 in a series of 6)

Estimated Position video 3

Observing Set & Drift

Using a Range as a Line Of Position

Observing Set & Drift

How to quantify current

(#4 in a series of 6)

Observing Set & drift

Plotting a Fix

Using a Range as a Line Of Position

Using a Range as a Line Of Position

How to establish your position 

(#5 in a series of 6) 

Plotting a Fix Video 5

Using a Range as a Line Of Position

Using a Range as a Line Of Position

Using a Range as a Line Of Position

How to improve the accuracy of your fixed position

(#6 in a series of 6)

Creating a Range video 6

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