RACE COMMITTEE MARK AND SAFETY BOAT TRAINING

When:  April 2 and 3, 2022

Where:  Fishing Bay Yacht Club, Deltaville, Virginia

Daily Schedule:  09:00 - 16:00 each day, lunch served on screened porch at noon

Instructor:  Arn Manella (US Sailing Certified Instructor Trainer)

Who Should Attend:

* Mark boat captains and crews (especially important for AOD, Stingray and Junior Regatta Volunteers)

* Adult Sailing Safety boat captains/crews (for clinics and other on water events)

* Junior parents who regularly operate spectator boats and may be in position to render assistance

* Junior instructors who need additional time in boat to pass formal Level 1 certification, or who cannot attend the formal certification course

Boats Used for on water Instruction and Practice:  Parker, Wild Cat, Ribs, Becca, Small Whaler 

Day 1 - Safety & General Powerboat Handling

USCG and US Sailing Powerboat Safety Requirements

* Small boat rescue techniques (capsize recovery assist, from Optis to Flying Scots

* Towing single or strings of small boaats

* Essential power boat safety and handling skills/procedures (tested in Level 1 Instructors course), includes high-speed stops, docking & departures, positioning for teaching, recovering MOBs

Day 2 - Mark Boat Topics 

* Accurately and efficiently setting/retrieving drop marks as directed by RC Signal Boat (starting pin, windward, leeward, offset, leeward gates)

* Course change (flags and signals for mark change due to wind shift or shortening course)

* Finishing boats on shortened courses

* Taking and reporting wind speed and direction to RC Signal boat

What to Bring

PFD, water bottle, closed toed shoes, hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, wind jacket

NO COTTON SHIRTS!!! FOR ON-WATER ACTIVITIES

Any RC equipment you own (wind sticks, wind speed instrument, handheld GPS, hand bearing compass, hand held VHF radio