This course provides classroom training in basic sailing terminology, techniques, and safety to meet the training requirements for issuance of an Auxiliary Sail endorsement to a US Coast Guard License. The course satisfies the requirements of 46 CFR 10.301-303 and the examination requirements of 46 CFR 10.205(i) for an Auxiliary Sail endorsement to any deck license.
The course covers the following topics:
Sailing terminology
- Changing character of the wind
- Points of sailing
- Tacking and jibing
- Sailboat hulls
- Rigging
- Sail plans
Sailing vessel navigation
- Leeway and current
- Sailing to windward
- Planning a safe passage
Rules of the Road pertaining to sailing vessels