Waszp Lesson (Group W4)

Start
03 Jun 2024
End
04 Jun 2024
Schedule
2 sessions
#1.
03 Jun 2024, 12:00 16:00 (PDT)
#2.
04 Jun 2024, 12:00 16:00 (PDT)
Location
Meet under the white tent near Jericho front entrance
Spaces left
0

Registration

Waszp Lesson Participant – $160.00

Registration is closed

This advanced lesson series is for Club Locarno Members who are part of the Sailing Fleet. You will learn to sail and get checked out on the Waszp (a foiling skiff).

Registration closes 48 hours before the first class.

Required sailing skill pre-requisites:

Experience using sail controls to quickly change your sail shape in light, medium, and heavy breeze
Good/Fast double handed sheeting
Confidence in skippering a boat in 15+ knots of wind and in gusty conditions
Comfortable/physically capable with repeatedly righting a capsized vessel for at least 20 minutes.
Well versed in Collision Regulations and/or Racing Rules of Sailing (you've ideally participated in several local races).
Willingness to adhere to the approximately 30 minutes of pre/post flight checks required every time before/after sailing the WASZP.
Ability to approach the challenge of foiling with a growth mindset.
A demonstrated ability to make good judgement calls before launching and while sailing to prioritize safety of the sailor and vessel.

This lesson series includes:

Two 4-hour sessions
Day 1
- Learning the Locarno Buddy System procedures
- Introduction to the theory behind foiling
- Introduction to the parts of the Waszp
- How to rig, launch, and land the Waszp
- Sailing the Waszp with one wing touching the water
- Sailing the Waszp in displacement mode with both wings dry
- Accelerating the boat to achieve first straight line flights
- Displacement tacking and gybing
Day 2
- Learning how to access and set up the coach boat (fuel, engine maintenance, etc.)
- Learning how drive the outboard motor coach boat as a support vessel around the Waszp. You MUST have your PCOC to drive the boat.
- Procedures for putting the coach boat away.

Documents outlining Waszp procedures can be found on the Club Locarno website following this pathway: Sail > Sailing Documents and Links
https://www.clublocarno.com/Sailing-Documents-and-Links

Upon completing this lesson series, you will be checked out for Buddy System Sailing on the Waszp (where a group of members rotate between being in the coach boat and sailing the Waszp). Once you further develop your skills, you can complete a checkout to be granted solo Waszp sailing privileges.