Age: 18+
Week: 25, 26, 27
Duration: 4 days
PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE
No prerequisites, this is a basic course. However, participants must be able to swim 200 meters in open water.
LOCATION
Tenerife, Spain
DOCUMENTATION INCLUDED
Course book « The basics of sailing » included
COURSE LANGUAGE
The instructors are Swedish and English speaking.
COURSE CONTENTS
You learn to sail with dinghies, the foundation of all sailing. We learn basics in navigation, give-way, rigging, etc.
– Basics of sailing, sailing in different directions
– Basics of sailing, go higher and lower
– Basics of sailing, tacks and gybes, windeye
– Winds, wind forces, read winds
– Read weather, interpret a forecast
– Terms of sailing
– Seafare and safety, man-over-board (man-over-board not on dinghy courses)
– Knots
– Throw ropes
– Give-way rules
– Rigging
– Sail care
– Navigation light
– Boat handling, maneuvering and docking, anchorage (anchorage not dinghy)
– Trim of the boat and sail, the bow of the sail, cunningham, outhaul, kick, rigging tension, balance in the boat
– Practice in sailing. For dinghy courses we practice capsizing
