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The SBC Junior Sailing Program will focus on the "High 5-S's" of sailing:

    1. Skill - Sail Smart

    2. Speed - Sail Fast

    3. Seamanship - Sail Safely

    4. Sportsmanship - Sail Fairly

    5. Smile - Sail Happy

The development of higher sailing skills will include the following:

• Boat handling and sail trim.
• Straight line sailing and holding a steady helm.
• Reading sail and rudder pressure.
• Optimal crew positioning
• Tactics for tacking, mark roundings, and starts.
• Understanding strategy of rules, wind and sea state.
• Rigging, de-rigging, and general care and maintenance of boats.
• Awareness of other boats and their potential interaction
• Rigging, de-rigging and putting away
• Getting on and off the boat
• Launching the boat (from the dock and from land)
• Landing the boat
• Proper weight and balance on all points of sail and conditions
• Tacking
• Jibing
• Alertness to wind
• Boat speed optimization
• Alertness to other boats and hazards
• Maintenance
• Navigation
• Seamanship

Racing Objectives- Some of the fundamental objectives to be covered in class include:

• Starts:
  • Time and countdown
  • Where to be
  • Clean air
• Upwind
  • Flat boats
  • Clear air
  • Boat Speed
  • Use of tell-tales
  • Use of other wind indications (e.g. other boats)
  • Laylines
• Downwind
  • Weight distribution
  • Centerboard
  • Jibes
  • Clear air
• General
  • Current
  • Other boats
  • Wind changes ahead
  • Communication
  • Strategies
  • Racing Rules
  • Exposure to regattas and other racing situations

The instructors have the opportunity to help kids develop lifelong skills and love for sailing