Sail La Vie

Saturday Oct 25th Robert Taylor Ed Balun at Portifino Marina	0800 -1200 Classroom Sessions #1 1. Boat Design-Rigging, Sails, Parts, Lines 2. How a boat Sails 3. Departure and Docking 4. Sails and Sailboat Handling Lunch- Bring your own or we eat locally
Saturday Nov 8th Mike Clark Sharon Zall at Kemah Board-Walk Marina	0800-1200 Classroom Sessions #2 1. Rules of the Road 2. Navigational Aids Marine Radio 3. Safety Personal/Boat Lunch- Bring your own or we eat locally
Saturday Nov 15th Tom Zaal Robert Taylor at Kemah Board-Walk Marina	0800-1200 Classroom Session #3 1. Legal Requirements 2. Weather, Tides, Currents 3. Marlinspike Seamanship 4. Anchoring Lunch- Bring your own or we eat locally.
Saturday Nov 22nd Cathy Rutledge Vicki Balun Van Carroll R.N. at Portifino Marina	0800 –1200 Classroom Session #4 1. Seasickness 2. Onboard Etiquette 3. First Aid Lunch- Bring your own or we eat locally

Exercises at sea are totally dependent on the weather and the crew. Each participant gets a crew-training manual that contains all the information needed to complete the course. Practical exercises while sailing includes Steering, Hoisting Sails, Changing Direction, Stopping, Safety, etc. All participants will be actively engaged in sailing to increase their knowledge and confidence level while at sea.

Rule Number 1: No Make Up CLASSES. Non attendance will not be compensated for.

Schedule:
0800	Robert will take the class through boat design, parts of a boat, rigging.
0900	Robert will then take the class through how a boat sails.
1000	Ed Balun will go over how to prepare for and depart the slip then will talk about how to dock in the slip.
1100	Ed Balun will then go through the sails and sailboat handling.
1200	Lunch and Sails will be announced after classes completes.

All sessions are time dependent and will depend on questions and participation by the members. Please read all relevant sessions before coming to the classroom

Schedule:
0800	Mike Clark will go in to detail about the Rules of the Road while sailing
0900	Mike Clark will go through some of the various navigational aids.
1000	Sharon Zall will talk about the proper use of the marine radio
1100	Sharon Zall will go over boat safety and personal gear.
1200	Lunch and Sails will be announced after classes completes.

Schedule:
0800	Robert Taylor will then go over Marlinspike seamanship and how to tie the various knots
0900	Robert Taylor will talk about anchoring.
1000	Captain Tom Zaal will go into details as to the legal aspects of sailing and all the do’s and don'ts while sailing.
1100	Captain Tom Zaal will then go over weather, tides, and currents.
1200	Lunch and Sails will be announced after classes completes.

Schedule:
0800	Cathy and Vicki will talk about seasickness and the better products on the market for seasickness.
0900	Cathy and Vicki will then go over onboard boat etiquette, what to bring, what not to bring, and the do’s and don’ts while sailing and when returning to dock.
1000	Van will go over basic first aid.
1100	Lunch and Sails will be announced after classes completes

Full Day Sail – final details will be provided nearer the time.
During this sail the crew will carry out the following activities:

At the end of Crew Training you will feel confident enough to sail with anyone anywhere. However as in all training you only get out of it what you put into it so come prepared to do things you have never done before.

In order to learn, ask questions – the more you ask and physically participate then the more you learn and therefore the more confident you feel.