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Seamanship & Navigation Tri-Events Forum
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Seamanship & Navigation Tri-Events Forum
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Announcing the Second The Sailing club, Inc. proudly announces the second annual Seamanship & Navigation
Tri-Event Forum. The Tri-Event Forum, consisting of three individual, but linked
activities will challenge Club members' seamanship and navigation skills over a
combined 5 days this coming April through June. This forum will offer registered
2005 Club members the opportunity to learn seamanship and navigation in both a
land-based hands-on environment and onboard under sail or power. Each event will
be under the direction by one of our own qualified Club skippers. As a participant,
you may choose one, two or all three events. The Tri-Event Forum consists of:
Seamanship & Navigation (Land) This first event is offered for our members who want to learn more or review some of the basics of sailing techniques and nomenclature. This one-day land-based event will be hosted at the Raritan Yacht Club in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, and will discuss basic navigation situations, teach basic knots and securing lines to cleats, Rules of the Road, Aids to Navigation, coastal piloting, dead reckoning and more. There will be lots of hands-on participation and opportunities for questions. The fee for the event includes the charts that will be used. Navigation instruments such as the dividers and parallel rulers can be kept for a modest fee.
This event is scheduled for April 16, 2005 and will run from 0900 until
approximately 1500. Note there is a discount offered to anyone that signs up for the land
class training and another event or events. That information is on the
sign-up form, which is used for all three events. Skillful boat handling is no accident…and neither is safety. On-Water Training will offer participants the opportunity to develop the necessary skills and to internalize the procedures that should be nearly automatic in emergency situations like MOB, grounding, and shipboard injuries. The goal of the weekend is not necessarily that you come away feeling you can pilot any boat anywhere anytime. Rather it is that you get a chance to practice what may be infrequently used skills. We accomplish this through a simple methodology. Your instructors will demonstrate a particular maneuver, whether it is steering in reverse, approaching a slip, or using spring lines. Then everyone on board will have the chance to carry out the same exercise. You will learn various phases of boat handling in steps and then put a whole sequence of steps together into a smooth, controlled evolution. Participants are encouraged to critique themselves and each other. The one-day classroom session in April will be a great chance to learn proper terminology, how to use a chart, useful knots, and some basic seamanship skills. You will have opportunities to practice these and other skills for up to 2½ days. However; the land school class is not a prerequisite and land school students are not given preferential consideration except in the pricing as described below. The training begins Friday as we ferry our boats from Rock Hall up to Fairlee Creek. Everyone will be expected to meet at Haven Harbor in Rock Hall. Those who cannot leave early should meet us at Fairlee Creek Friday evening. On the 4-hour trip north, you can practice sail trim and basic navigation techniques like pilotage and dead reckoning. (What is "dead reckoning"?) You will find these skills necessary if you plan to compete in the Seamanship and Navigation Rally (S&NR). There are 20 berths open for this class. Club skippers are encouraged to participate, as well as first mates, and are reminded that you are required to participate in OWT at least once every three years to maintain your club qualified status. All the usual club sign-up rules apply except that we will not allow groups to reserve a whole boat. Crews will be grouped according to skill level. They will also switch boats and instructors on Sunday. Note that there is a discount offered to anyone that also signs up for the land school training (April 16), the S&N Rally trip in June (25 & 26 – with boarding on the 24th) or both. That information will be on the sign-up form, which is used for all three events. The date for the OWT training exercise is May 13-15, 2005.
Confirmed participants may find final trip information and crew lists here.
This third event in the Tri-Events Forum puts it all together for you over a two-day weekend. So, did you really learn what was necessary to move a vessel under sail from one point to another in the first two events safely and accurately? This Event will challenge and test the best of our Club members in a sailing forum that is strictly all sail, and with no electronics to aid navigation. You'll use what was learned in the first event to plot your course and fix your position. Pay attention on what you gained from Event 2, for those experiences and skills will be needed here. Let's Go Cruising out of Annapolis is a co-sponsor of this event and will provide each boat and crew with a memorable time to complement the challenging course we've laid out. There are 18 billets open for this event including the skipper. A judge will also be placed aboard for scoring. Show up on Friday for a sleep aboard with your crewmembers and teammates. The boat's crew will be pre-billeted by the Rally committee to make all boats as equal as can be with respect to each person's level and abilities. The nearly equally matched sailboats will offer a challenging sailing environment as well. Awaken Saturday morning to a hearty breakfast either aboard or at one of the several restaurants in the areaAwaken Saturday morning to a hearty breakfast either aboard or at one of the several restaurants in the area The morning's forum will commence at 1000 hours where the rules for the Rally will be presented and questions entertained. The remainder of the day is for the crew to sail, practice and learn the boat. Day 2 - Skippers and interested crew muster and the first set of waypoints are handed out. This is your first mark of the two marks (weather permitting) for Rally day. It's now up to your crew to determine when you'll leave to attain this first destination. So, you think you just need to get from A to B? Think again me hearty! After all, it is a seamanship and navigation rally.
The Rally's leader will be announced that afternoon. Please note a rally is not a race, but a forum to learn while underway. While the event uses timing for scoring purposes, the boat and crew will begin and finish when they wish – it’s the elapsed time that will matter for each crew. Timing, incidentally, is not just a vessel moving through the water from one point to the next, timing will also matter on the "drills" that you and your crew will be asked to complete.
Boat AssignmentsBoat and crew make-up is handled differently for the Rally. The Rally committee will put the boat and crew together based upon the participants' ability and sailing experiences. Therefore, please understand that you may not necessarily sail with a spouse or significant other during the Rally. Also, participants who sign up for all three events will be given first preference, with the exception of skippers and first mates that sign on for On-The-Water Training, who are encouraged, or must complete OWT for qualification purposes. Those who sign up for OWT & the Seamanship & Navigation Rally will be given second preference. Rally registrants only will be given last preference. The S&N (Land) will not figure separately into this Tri-Event Forum. Provisions will be made for those who wish to sail along, but not actively participate. The Seamanship & Navigation Tri-Events Forum 2005 promises to be an exciting new offering to the Club's sailing venue. You will not want to miss our second Tri-Events Forum. Payment Schedule (Note: There is a discount offered to anyone that signs up for more than one event.)If you choose only one of the three events: For OWT only - $100 payment is due March 18, and the final payment of $175 is due April 15. For the S&N Rally only - $100 payment is due at sign-up or by March 18, 2005, and $137.50 is due April 25, 2005, and the final payment of $137.50 is due on May 25, 2005.
If you choose any combination of the three events: For S&N (Land) & S&N Rally together ($375) - 1s payment of $175 is due March 18, and the 2nd payment of $200 is due April 15. For OWT and S&N Rally together ($600) - 1st payment of $300 is due April 1, 2005 and the 2nd payment of $300 is due May 25, 2005.
For all three events together ($615) - 1st payment of $300 is due March
18, 2005 and the 2nd payment of $315 is due April 15, 2005. |
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