RECREATIONAL CATAMARAN Level 1 On-water skills CHECKOUT (CH5)

The on-water skills checkout consists in the demonstration of safety sailing and capsize recovery.

Martin Stewart, one of the best Catamaran Sailors Club Locarno has seen, will be on hand to review capsize procedures, and assess your competency in launching, landing, on-water handling, and capsize recovery. 

Prerequisite:

• Clubroom Orientation & Rigging Clinic (Part 1 & 2) for the same vessels. 
• Members are expected to complete Parts 1 and 2 prior to attending this skills checkout, or having been cleared out after attending Intro to Catamaran for Beginner lessons sailing Locarno boats Nacra 500 and/or 570.
  

Tasks

• Transport craft to water
• Controlled launch (install centerboard, deploy and lock rudder(s) while maintaining some semblance of course control and stability)
• Stay near shore
• Maintain a heading
• Tack
• Gybe
• Figure 8
• Man over board rescue
• Heave to
• Capsize and recover
• Controlled landing (low speed, retract board(s), unlock rudder(s), boat into irons in standing depth, no boat contact with bottom or shore
• Return craft to derig location

Make sure you review beforehand the Catamaran Rigging videos and documents on our website, located under Sailing Documents and links:

https://www.clublocarno.com/Sailing-Documents-and-Links