Fall Semester 2013- First day on the water... well a little more wind would be nice

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 Today we did not have GREAT sailing weather, but we did have weather so we went anyway.

There was little wind, it was cloudy but it didn't actually rain on us...and nobody fell in. This photo shows Coach Rezab dividing up the new  sailors (or hopefully-soon-to-be sailors). Just so you know, this group is a little more than half the size of NB-NJROTC's largest sailing class we've had, but has the potential to be the best sailing class!

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Now everybody has been assigned to a boat, and to a coach, so off we go!.
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See! We -did- get on the water. We even hoisted the sails! So who remembers which one is the halyard and which one is the sheet? There is also some othe stuff to remember, and our goal is to be able to rig the boats with no help or advice from our on-water experts Coach Gormley, Coach Jackson, and Coach Murphy.

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This is Coach Murphy's group in their Javelin. Did we review safety procedures for handling a boat around a dock? Did we learn a little bit about ropes and knots? Did we cover to safely get in or out of a boat? How about the real name for the pointy end?

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 MORE on Ropes & Knots- we sailing coaches decided a while back to not expend sailing time on ropes & knots. This means that you will need to either soak up the required Basic Knots (bowline, figure-eight, clove hitch, cleat hitch) during our sailing time OR learn & practice at school. There are rope & knot practice stations in Top's classroom, and any of the advanced sailors will be glad to show you. As a result, you will get MORE sailing time!

OUR SCHEDULE- so far very few people in this class have attendance above 33%. That is not a big deal for the first three classes, but we have a lot of material to cover and limited time. If you miss a sailing class, you should take the initiative to learn that day's lesson and make sure you practice the skills.

 

Mon, Sep 9... 1500 (3pm) or ASAP after school   already done

Sat, Sep 14... Bridgeton Harbor 1200 already done
Mon, Sep 16... 1500 (3pm) or ASAP after school already done

Sat, Sep 21 ... 0900 (9am) to 1300 (1pm)
Mon, Sep 23... 1500 (3pm) or ASAP after school
Mon, Sep 30...
Mon, Oct 7...

Sat, Oct 12... MUMFest
Sat, Oct 19... 0900 (9am) to 1300 (1pm)
Mon, Oct 21... 1500 (3pm) or ASAP after school
Mon, Oct 28...
Sat, Nov 2... 0900 (9am) to 1300 (1pm)
Mon, Nov 4...
Mon, Nov 28...

... posted by Assisant Coach Douglas King