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). We highly recommend having a PCOC before attending the lesson so you can learn to drive the coach boat around a Waszp (which is a component of being part of the buddy system).
Registration closes 48 hours before the first class.
If you need a PCOC, here is a recommended website: www.freecourse.ca
Required sailing skill pre-requisites:
This lesson series includes:
- Two 4-hour sessions
- Day 1
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- 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
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- Practicing all the skills from Day 1
- 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 completion of this lesson, you will have to complete a separate checkout before you will be granted sign-out privileges for the Waszp buddy system. This is to ensure you get an orientation to the Locarno clubroom, sailing fleet rules, and show you how to access the coach boat. This checkout will hopefully be conducted by a Locarno volunteer immediately after Day 2 of the lesson.
