This page will be under construction until the Laser Program is complete.
At that point the info will be moved to the CCSA website.
Everything on this page is a DRAFT

Table of contents (this page):

• Scope

• Planning

• Skill level for the course

• Program Schedule

• Related Items

• Books in review

• To do list

• Laser Instructions for Program

• Laser Instructions for Lake Fest

• Student Information Form

• Release / Liability form

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• We will use this page to store the information we collect & the development for our Laser Program.

• Next meeting - Tuesday's @ 7:30pm

• All email communications must have the words "CCSA" & "laser" in the subject line of your email. example: CCSA Laser Program: <subject>

• If you have something to add or change, cut/paste the text into email & send it to me.

• This web page was last updated on 04/01/2008

• To introduce individuals to a great sailing experience.

• Sailing location for 2008 - Camp ground

  • Dennis has talked with park management and they have Laser storage available at the campground maintenance area and we would be able to use a portion of the swim beach area to launch the boats. We will look into getting a Laser membership pass into the camp ground.

  • Is there a location within the camp ground area to have the classroom? Like the day lodge.

• Course program & timeframe?

  • Beginner

    • 1 hour basic sailing lecture

    • 2 hour open water

  • Intermediate

    • 2 hours sailing lecture

    • 3 hours open water

  • Advance

    • 2 hours sailing lecture

    • 3 hours open water

  • Questions / Notes:

• Classroom / environment

  • Classroom for the Beginner course will be located at the boat launch area in the camping ground.

  • We will use posters for the Beginner course along with the lecture.

  • We will use a book for the Intermediate & Advance courses. We will have a book for each student in the class to follow along during the course.

  • Questions / Notes:

    • Do we have 2 per boat or 1 per boat? Which would be more productive for student?

• Program Cost/Budget

  • Materials

    • Reference books for teaching the courses = $

    • Book/handout for students ???

  • Insurance

    • CCSA = $

    • Boats, trailer, & equipment = $

    • Registration for the boats & trailer

  • Program Fee

    • Introduction = $5.00

    • Intermediate = $10.00

    • Advanced = $25.00 (includes sailing book)

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• March 2008

  • 3/1/08 - next Laser program meeting, conference line

• April 2008

  • Get boats from from the park in Springfield, OH

• May 2008

• June 2008

• July 2008

Related Items:

• Other sailing clubs / sailing programs

  • Moraine Sailing Club in Western Pennsylvania

    • Community Sailing Program
      http://www.morainesailingclub.org/Website/csp.html

    • Program Rules
      http://www.morainesailingclub.org/Website/csp/CSP_RulesOfOperation.pdf

  • Alum Creek Sailing Association

    • Ohio Boater Education Classes
      http://www.alumcreeksailing.com/ACSAobec.aspx

    • Learn To Sail Classes
      http://www.alumcreeksailing.com/ACSAlearntosail.aspx

    • Course outline and registration form
      http://www.alumcreeksailing.com/docs/ltsreg.pdf

    • The contact is Mary Varvarosky (VAR-VAR-SKI if I remember correctly) varvarosky.1@osu.edu She ran the Alum Creek youth program in 2007.

      • As of 2007 they had their own course catered to the 12-16 age group.  The "syllabus" is with those books that are floating around.  I believe Greg currently has it.

      • I don't know if their course has changed, but they seemed to be leaning in the direction of picking up a US Sailing sanctioned course if they could get enough people to take the instructor class. I was in the consular class with her, and she seemed interested in becoming a US Sailing instructor. I checked on the Instructor class, and found it to be something I wasn't interested in.  For the same price and commitment as a US Sailing instructor class, you can take a USCG captains class.....(assuming you have your 365 days of time on USCG waters) It seems silly to take the US Sailing stuff.

      • Anyways, the 2 day consular class was enough for a jump start, and I would recommend it to anyone if it is offered again.

• Hueston Sailing Association

  • Training and Education
    http://members.aol.com/hsasailing/hsa/HSA_Training.html

• Indianapolis Sailing Club

  • Adult Training
    http://www.indianapolissailing.org/adult_training.shtml

  • Junior Training/Sailing Camp
    http://www.indianapolissailing.org/junior_training.shtml

  • Sailboat Rental
    http://www.indianapolissailing.org/sailboat_rental.shtml

• Kiser lake

  • Sail school
     http://kiserlakesailingclub.org/

• Indian Lake Yacht Club

  • http://indianlakeyachtclub.com/

  • Junior Sailing http://indianlakeyachtclub.com/?q=node/2

• Ohio Sailing Program links

  • Sail for Education http://www.sailforeducation.org/index.html

  • Videos on You Tube of Laser sailing  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqLPSNdvZPk&feature=related

• Teaching Tools (to use in the classroom)

  • Poster/foam board for diagrams

  • Simulation on the grass. Dennis is going to provide information to add here.

  • Laser Model - $45.95 - http://www.team1newport.com/prodinfo.asp?number=CMILAS

• Other item of interest:

  • RC Laser RTR Sailboat (Radio Controlled)

• Start Sailing Right! ($12.50 member/$16.95 non-member +ship) US SAILING & American Red Cross learn-to-sail text, illustrated, soft-cover.

• Little Red Book  ($1.00 member/$1.50 non-member +ship) US SAILING... Student record book of 19 basic skills for use in sailing programs.

• Little Green Book  ($1.75 member/$2.00 non-member +ship) US SAILING... Follow-up to the popular Little Red Book, the Little Green Book allows more advanced sailors to chronicle their achievements in skills such as sailing a reach, spinnaker skills, sailing backwards and roll tacking.

• Sailing is a Breeze  ($18.00 +ship) Learning to sail a Laser, Sunfish, or other small boat (local author Thomas Martin).

• Sailing books Laser, Sunfish sailboats http://www.coliesail.com/book.html

• Notes

  • Mark has a copy of "Sailing is a Breeze".

  • Don has a copy of "Start Sailing Right!" & "Little Red Book" (US Sailing)

  • Don & Dennis has a copy of "Sailing for Dummies"

This will be the documentation for the program. I used the table of contents from the Sailing is a Breeze as a starting point.

Table of contents (Introduction to Sailing):

Introduction to Sailing

Safety

Hazards & Risks

 

Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs)

 

Safety Guidelines and Emergency Procedures

About the Laser

Design

 

Terminology

 

Sails

 

Rigging

 

How a Laser Sails

Center of Gravity & Buoyancy

 

Boat Axes

 

Heeling

 

Running

 

Reaching

 

Points of Sail

 

Tacking

 

Boat Movement and Direction

 

Sailing Techniques

Introduction

 

Progression

 

Wind Speed and Direction

 

Launching

 

Beam Reach

 

Basic Boat Controls

 

Adjusting to Force of Wind

 

Safety Position and Stopping the Boat

 

Getting out of "Irons"

 

Coming About

 

Capsize Recovery

 

Landing

 

Close Reach and Broad Reach

 

Run

 

Jibing

 

Intermediate Sailing Skills

Introduction

 

Sailing Efficiently

 

Using Body Weight

 

Sail and Daggerboard Adjustments

 

Stopping Alongside Another Boat

 

"Man Overboard" Recovery

 

Picking Up a Mooring

 

Right of way & Racing

Right of way

 

Racing

 

Resources

Aids to Navigation

 

Transporting Equipment

 

Care and Storage

 

Hull Identification Number (HIN)

 

Purchasing a Boat

 

Certification

 

Local Sail clubs

 

Table of contents:

1. Name

2. Age

3. Indicate your swimming ability (none, novice, good, excellent)

4. Indicate your sailing ability (none, novice, good, excellent)

5. Do you have any fears about being out on the water in a boat by yourself?

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• Attachments:

  • 07MalloryReleaseForm.pdf

  • PTSA Release of Liability.doc

  • waiver_Victoria Sailing.pdf