2012 
          Sea Scouting         Sailing 
    Sailing Handbook 
           Version 5.0 
    (for 2008 revision of Small Boat Sailing Scheme) 
                                 Diarmuid Ó Briain 
                                     April 2013 
                          Sailing 
        
        
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       2                                    Introduction 
                          Sailing 
        
       Table of Contents 
       Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................. 3 
        National Water Activities Centre (NWAC) ......................................................................................... 5 
       A Taste of Sailing ................................................................................................................................... 8 
        Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 8 
        Clothing & Equipment ....................................................................................................................... 9 
        Sailing Techniques and Manoeuvres ............................................................................................... 10 
        Capsize Recovery ............................................................................................................................ 12 
       Start Sailing ......................................................................................................................................... 16 
        Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 16 
        Clothing & Equipment ..................................................................................................................... 17 
        Rigging ............................................................................................................................................ 19 
        Ropework ........................................................................................................................................ 22 
        Launching & Recovery..................................................................................................................... 25 
        Sailing Techniques and Manoeuvres ............................................................................................... 26 
        Capsize Recovery ............................................................................................................................ 28 
        Sailing Knowledge ........................................................................................................................... 29 
        Coastal Knowledge .......................................................................................................................... 33 
        Weather .......................................................................................................................................... 34 
        Safety .............................................................................................................................................. 36 
       Basic Skills ........................................................................................................................................... 42 
        Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 42 
        Clothing & Equipment ..................................................................................................................... 43 
        Rigging ............................................................................................................................................ 45 
        Ropework ........................................................................................................................................ 47 
        Launching and Recovery ................................................................................................................. 48 
        Sailing Techniques & Manoeuvres. ................................................................................................. 49 
        Capsize Recovery ............................................................................................................................ 58 
        Sailing Knowledge ........................................................................................................................... 59 
        Coastal Knowledge .......................................................................................................................... 63 
        Weather .......................................................................................................................................... 65 
        Safety .............................................................................................................................................. 68 
       Improving Skills ................................................................................................................................... 72 
        Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 72 
        Rigging ............................................................................................................................................ 73 
        Tuning ............................................................................................................................................. 74 
       Introduction                             3 
                          Sailing 
        
        Boathandling ................................................................................................................................... 75 
        Capsize Recovery ............................................................................................................................ 76 
        Boat Speed ...................................................................................................................................... 77 
        Weather .......................................................................................................................................... 78 
        Coastal Knowledge .......................................................................................................................... 79 
        Sailing Knowledge ........................................................................................................................... 79 
       Lelievlet............................................................................................................................................... 82 
        History ............................................................................................................................................ 82 
        Design ............................................................................................................................................. 83 
        Rowing ............................................................................................................................................ 83 
        Rigging ............................................................................................................................................ 84 
       B.P. 18 ................................................................................................................................................. 86 
       Sailing Charge Certificates .................................................................................................................. 89 
       Sailing Log Book .................................................................................................................................. 94 
        
        
       4                                    Introduction