The Basics of Victory Sailing II

The Basics of Victory Sailing II Torrey Pines Sailing Club Sailing from Island Palms Marina on Shelter Island San Diego, CA Visit us at our web site 1

Boating Safety Safety First Life jacket Suntan lotion Anchor Bailing bucket Paddle Fire extinguisher Know the rules. Take a boating safety course. Become familiar with the local requirements before you go out on the water. Have Fun Stay within your capabilities. Follow the rules. Be polite. Not everyone knows the rules but be nice to them anyway. 2

Right of Way Different Vessel Types 1 Disabled Vessel Engine Quit Running gear jammed Fire Man overboard 1 Boats on moorings 1 Boats at anchor 2 Police 2 Military 3 Row boats 4 Sailboats 5 Power Boats Remember that they may not know the rules. 2 Room to maneuver It takes several miles to slow down a large ship and yes they will run you over if you get in front of them. Large ships in the channel do not have room to avoid you. Get out of the channel. Large vessels like cruse ships especially when they are backing out of the pier. Remember that big ships will take your wind away. Error on the side of caution. Watch behind you when you are in the channel. 3

Deep Channels for Big Ships 4

Things you will find in our Harbor This was on a busy day at the harbor entrance. The destroyer was headed out to sea. The sub was heading for the floating dry dock on the west side of the harbor entrance. The patrol boats were swarming around them and chasing away any boats that got to close. USN Patrol Boat USN Submarine USN Destroyer USCG Patrol Boat Stern Pulpit of the Dependent 5

Free download at: http://ocsdata.ncd.noaa.gov/bookletchart/pacificcoastbookletcharts.htm NOAA Charts 6

Coronado Ferry Landing 7

Coronado Ferry Landing The view of Peohe s restaurant and the pier. 8

Coronado Ferry Landing Moderate Currents In This Area 9

The Direction of the Wind Up Wind The Eye of the Wind Windward On the Wind W I N D Into the wind Off the Wind Leeward Down Wind 10

Starboard Tack Points of Sailing Port Tack In Irons Close Hauled Reach Beam Reach Broad Reach Running 11

Wind From the North at 15knots Sailing Windward Why does it go up wind? Air passing over the front of the sail has a lower pressure than the air behind the sail. Lift from the sails generates a force like an airplanes wing. Pressure from the water on the keel keeps the boat from slipping sideways. The net result is forward motion of the boat. Apparent Wind 21 knots 11 Speed 6 knots 40 Motion 12

Wind From the North at 15knots Apparent Wind Apparent Wind 21 knots 11 Boat Speed 6 knots 40 Boat 7 knots 70 Apparent Wind 19 knots 21 Boat 6 knots 90 App. Wind 16 knots 22 Boat 4 knots 180 Boat 5 knots 135 App. Wind 12 knots 17 The energy is proportional to the velocity squared 21 2 /11 2 = 3.6 You feel the apparent wind energy App. Wind 11 knots 0 13

Wind Coming About Coming About Plan a smooth rounded turn Check for other boats Inform the crew of your intention. Skipper Ready about Crew gets ready to release the leeward sheet and trim the windward sheet Ready Skipper Coming About or Helms to Lee Crew, waits for the jib to luff, releases the lee jib sheet and trims the opposite sheet as the boat comes around. Keel Rudder Right Things to avoid Turning too quickly is like putting the keel and rudder sideways in the water. The boat slows down significantly when you do that. Keel Rudder Wrong 14

Wind Jibing Jibing Check the position of other boats. Inform the crew of your intention. Skipper: Ready to Jibe or Prepare to Jibe Crew: locates the windward and leeward jib sheets Ready Skipper: Jibing or Jibe Ho The jib is usually jibed first. The jib will collapse when it gets behind the main. At that time the crew will loose the down wind sheet and start trimming the opposite sheet. The main won t jibe until the wind is behind it. The skipper may want to trim in the main sheet to help this or steer into the wind on the new tack until the boom flops over. Avoid a goose-wing jibe The TPSC Victorys have a boom vangs that prevent this from happening. 15

When Going to Windward Who Has The Right of Way? When Going to Windward It is difficult to see the boats on the other tack because of the sails are in the way. This a problem in winds strong enough to make the boats heal over. The boat on port tack is the burdened boat and must yield. Look under the sails on a regular basis. Keep a close eye on boats that are on starboard tack. Keep a close eye on boats that could tack onto starboard tack. The boats on starboard tack have the right of way. Look under the sail on a regular basis. If you only see feet, they probably can not see you. Always hale the other boats A B 16

When Going to Windward If you are not racing and you are on starboard and the other boat is ahead of you on port tack, it is polite to fall away early to let them go by. Turn early so the other skipper knows your intention A B 17

Who Has The Right of Way? The WINDWARD boat must change course. A The LEEWARD boat has the right away B If you are out day sailing, don t push it. You will just make the 7 year old in the cockpit cry. 20

Who has the Right of Way? E If you are out day sailing and you don t have the pole up, let the boat on the wind go by. D 21

Disabled / Starboard / Leeward B D E Dead in the water D/B Starboard A/B Leeward D/A Starboard C/A Starboard E C A 22

Docking Approach the dock slow. Sculling in light wind 23

Docking A Approach the dock slow. Usually with only the jib. 24 Take down the main outside the marina.

Docking Approach the dock slow. Usually with only the jib trimmed 25

Docking Tail off the dock and lower the sails. 26

Docking Bow Line Stern Line Docking Pole on the Head Stays Forward Spring Lines Fender Aft Spring Lines Docking Pole on the Back Stays 27

What to do when it is uncomfortably windy? When it is a problem, it is usually only a problem when you are going up wind which you usually have to do to get back to the dock. Solutions to the problem: Lug the main, let the main sheet out until the main luffs and sail with the jib. Take down the main and sail with the jib. Reef the main. This makes the boat relatively fast and easy to handle. If you are racing, you can change the trim on the sail using Cunningham, traveler, and backstay. 28

Reefing the Main PULL TIGHT If there are reef points and no jiffy reef line set up: Ease the main halyard a foot or two Release the boom vang Tie a clove hitch on the end of the boom.. Run the line through the aft (leach) reef grommet, around the boom, and through the grommet again and pull tight. Secure the line to the boom with another clove hitch. 29

Reefing the Mainsail Secure the luff grommet to the boom. Run a reefing line through the forward reefing grommet and under the boom. Ease the halyard another foot or so. Pull the two ends of the reefing line together to pull the grommet down to the boom. Secure the lines with a reef knot. Boom Down Hall Gooseneck Fitting 31

Secure the luff grommet to the boom. Run a reefing line through the forward reefing grommet and under the boom. Ease the halyard another foot or so. Pull the two ends of the reefing line together to pull the grommet down to the boom. Secure the lines with a reef knot. Reefing the Mainsail Boom Down Hall Gooseneck Fitting 32

Reefing the Main Main Single Reef Line Out Hall Jiffy Reef Option: A reefing line set up as shown here going through both the leach and luff reefing grommets. A reefing line running through the aft grommet and to a cleat on the boom near the mast. Use a separate line to secure the forward reefing grommet. 33

Mast Copyright 2005-2013 Reefing the Mainsail On Victories loosen the down hall first and let the sail rope slide out of the lower mast slot. Keep the gooseneck in the mast slot. The dashed lines indicates the reef line is on the other side of the sail. Down Hall Top of Lower Mast Slot Gooseneck Fitting 34

Reefing the Main Release the boom vang Ask the skipper to slack the main sheet. Let out about a foot on the halyard. Tighten the reef lines. 35

Reefing the Main It is difficult to get the reef line(s) tight when the sails are fill. The skipper should bring the boat into the wind, luffing the sails so you can get them tight. 36

Reefing the Main Reef Line Sail Ties After the main reef line is tight and secure: Tighten the down hall. Tighten the boom vang. Use the smaller reeffing sail ties to secure the sail hanging below the boom. The Main is reefed! 37

Using the Cunningham The Cunningham Off - Normal On More curve @ the bottom 38