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Intro to Keelboat Sailing

Monday, Aug 1, 2016 (5:30 pm - 9:30 pm)

Complete
Leader: Charles Kenyon
Required ratings:
Ground School Attendance

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Description

Check Today in the Union. Even though the class starts at 5:30, it will be on the list for 5:15.

The Intro to Keelboat Sailing lesson is intended to provide a beginner-friendly path to our  keelboats including the J-fleet as well as the Badger Sloops..  This intensive lesson will cover the basics of sailing on a keelboat and will allow you to begin taking lessons on our keelboat fleets and the Badger Sloops. Because it is a substitute for the original three lessons, it requires some advance preparation for you to get what you need from the lesson.

Please download the instructions from the instructor upon signing up and confirm to the instructor that you’ve received them as soon as possible by email. If you do not, you may be removed from the lesson.

Please note: it will take quite a while to earn a rating with which you could check out a keelboat yourself if you come through this track.  It is advised for members who wish to get out sailing sooner to start on Techs or take both routes concurrently.  This will allow you to practice sailing on your own and refine your skills before jumping up to a larger keelboat.  It will smooth the learning curve and allow you more time to sail on your own and take your friends out on either a Tech or a Sloop and will not increase the total time to earn a keelboat rating. 

It is recommended that you at least review the following knots on the animatedknots.com website:

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