Intro to Badger Sloop Sailing

Event Information: This lesson will cover the basics of sailing and introduce you to the Badger Sloop. Instructional topics will include boat vocabulary, basic sailing principles, knots, and rigging (setting up) the boat. Students will spend some time on shore and some time on the water and should dress accordingly. 

Location: This lesson will meet under the yellow canopy next to the lake lab. If you are unable to find your instructor, or if there is inclement weather, please check in with the Outdoor UW Office.

Prerequisites: Ground School Attendance Rating. Please read the Badger Sloop Manual prior to this lesson. 

Here is a link to the draft of my supplement to that manual on the Badger Sloop Sails:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/dsgs84ryg2telcf301w80/Badger-Sloop-Sails.pdf?rlkey=z2hwiimlc7raaygmxme5sggew&dl=0

Students who take this lesson will be working toward earning their Sloop Light rating. The Sloop fleet uses a series of skill check-off ratings (Rigging, Crew Overboard, Landing, Boat Handling) to help keep track of proficiency. Once all of the check-off ratings have been earned by a student, they will be eligible for a Badger Sloop Light rating if judged ready by the instructor. It is recommended that students take this lesson once, followed by a Badger Sloop Lesson two to three times to earn their skill check offs and eventually Badger Sloop Light rating. Those without prior sailing experience can expect it to take ten or more lessons to earn such a rating.

Here are some resources:

Here is a link to some of the Materials from the Intro to Sloop lesson: Materials

Here is a link to the Badger Sloop Manual. You will want to download this and use it as you learn to sail the Badger Sloop.
https://uwmadison.app.box.com/s/vzy65sbn1vakaikz2znfw4asbsbhwsl1

Here is a link to the draft of my supplement to that manual on the Badger Sloop Sails:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/dsgs84ryg2telcf301w80/Badger-Sloop-Sails.pdf?rlkey=z2hwiimlc7raaygmxme5sggew&dl=0

Students who want to master the required knots may want to sign up for a Marlinespike A lesson on knots and lines.
Here are some knot links on the Animated Knots website:

        - bowline
        - square knot (reef knot)
        - round turn and two half-hitches
        - clove hitch
        - figure-8 knot (stopper)
        - cleating (clove hitch on a cleat
        - Taut line / midshipman’s hitch

A short video about the physics of sailing: http://youtu.be/yqwb4HIrORM.

A video about Parts of the Boat and how they work - https://youtu.be/67e5N2BsQfE?si=_z421YzTzm5QD7lv&t=37

Post-Lesson Resources:

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