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                                                                                     Roy Rysdon, Head Instructor

Carolina Sailing Foundation sponsors Learn about Sailing and Learn to Sail classes for adults and young adults taught by a US Sailing certified instructor.    Classes will be at Vista Point on Lake Jordan.

Learn about Sailing:

This course will give the student a brief introduction to parts of a sailboat and then plenty of time on the water in a sailboat.   The goal of this class is to have the student experience sailing and perform the various duties of crew and skipper on a dinghy sailboat.

The student may then want to continue in our Learn to Sail class.  

 Cost of Learn about Sailing is $50 and you will receive three hours of instruction about sailing.

Dates TBD  Call head instructor.  Conact information at bottom of page

Learn to Sail:

 In this course the student will learn how to sail a small sailboat.   The goal of this course is for the student to know how to get from one place to another safely in a sailboat, to safely leave a dock and return without putting the boat through the dock, and to know when it is not safe to sail for their skills.  We will use a 19 foot long Flying Scot for the lessons and there will be a limit of three students per class.    The book for this course is “Start Sailing Right” by US Sailing and the American Red Cross.   A copy of the book will be provided for the students for reading prior to the course.  Cost for this class will be $375.

 What you will learn:

* Wind Direction                                                 * Rigging                                                               * Knots/Lines

* Departure                                                           * Steering                                                              * Stopping/Starting

* Tacking                                                              * Sail Trim                                                             * Safety Position

* Points of Sail                                                     * Jibing                                                                  * Capsize Recovery

* Overboard Recovery                                        * Landing                                                              * Getting out of Irons

* Weight Placement/Hull Trim                           * Unrig/Shipshape                                               * Navigation Rules

* Upwind Sailing

2008 dates for classes are:

April 26 & 27, May 10 & 11, May 24& 25, June 14 & 15, June 21 & 22, Aug 23 & 24, and Sept 20 & 25/   Times are 9 AM – 5 PM.   Additional classes can be set up on week days.

Sign Up: Contact Roy Rysdon royrysdon@bellsouth.net or (919) 949-6072

 If desired the student can earn the US Sailing Small Boat Certification.  

Certification can be earned in two wind ranges, new students usually only feel comfortable in light air:

·        Light Air (5-15 mph)

·        Heavy Air (15+ mph)