TASAR On-water skills CHECKOUT (Part 3 of 3) CH1

The on-water skills checkout consists in the demonstration of independent rigging, safety launching, sailing including capsize recovery, landing, and de-rigging.

An experienced Tasar sailor will be on hand to review capsize procedures, and to assess your competency in launching, landing, on-water handling, and capsize recovery.  Members are expected to complete Parts 1 and 2 prior to attending this skills checkout.

Prerequisite:

• Club room Orientation & Rigging Clinic (Part 1 & 2) for the same vessel. 

Tasks

• Rig.
• 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. 
• 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 de-rig location.
• De-rig and store.
  

Registration

Registration closes 24 hours before the clinic.  The clinic will be cancelled if no one has registered by that time.  

Cancellations must be done at least 24 hours before the clinic on the Locarno website.