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SAILING FUNDAMENTALS COURSE

The U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary's SailingFundamentals (SF)     course combines the training programs of the American 
Sailing Association and the U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. 
Graduates of this fourteen-lesson course (approved by the 
National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA)) will be credited with completion of the 
classroom portion of the ASA class.		   

Topics include:

bulletINTRODUCTION TO SAILING -- the sailboat and the wind; the basic boat; responsibilities of the skipper and crew; alcohol and drug abuse; federal requirements for recreational boats; attaching and raising sails; getting the boat moving; tacking and jibing; ending the sail; docking.
bulletBASIC SAILING -- sail trim; what makes a boat sail; points of sail; rules of the road under sail; communications; stopping the boat.
bulletSAFETY AND SEAMANSHIP -- safety harness; deck safety; hypothermia and clothing; seasickness; rescuing a man overboard; sailing in confined waters.
bulletBASIC SEAMANSHIP SKILLS -- daysail planning; chart symbols; aids to navigation; anchors and their uses; knots; dock lines; anchoring; docking and mooring under sail.
bulletBASIC COASTAL CRUISING I -- running lights; duties of skipper and crew for cruising; rules of the road under power; essential safety equipment; outboard engine operations; troubleshooting the engine; handling a vessel under power.
bulletBASIC COASTAL CRUISING II -- sail selection; weather; heavy-weather sailing; reefing systems; the magnetic compass; preparing for coastal cruising; running aground and other nuisances; reefing; sailing a compass course; steering with the sails.
bulletSPECIAL SAILING INFORMATION -- dinghy sailing; sailboards, catamarans; launching, storing, and maintaining your boat.

Many insurance companies will offer discounts on boat insurance to individuals who successfully complete this course.

Individuals who successfully complete the course and exam are awarded certificates and cards.

This class is taught by qualified members of the USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 5-4 at    Great Oaks Institute of Technology and Career Development.

Locations:   (1)     SCARLET OAKS AT SHARONVILLE, OHIO
                        (2)     LIVE OAKS AT MILFORD, OHIO     (NEW)
Term III & IV 2007          
Class begins: Thursday evening, February 8, 2006
                            7 week class
                            Time 7:00 - 10:00 pm
Materials Fee: $50.00
Call Karen 860-4709