Sailboat Instructor /Safety Orientation for New Sailors

  • Free

Safety Orientation for New Sailors

  • Closed
  • Course
  • 19 Lessons

This short course prepares new sailors for their first sailboat ride or lesson. It provides essential safety information and helps prepare new sailors by letting them know what to bring and how prepare for a day on a sailboat. This free online course provides new sailors a quality safety orientation, including how to recover from capsize, and allows us coaches to spend more time on a sailboat and less on shore.

Contents

Crew Safety Certification Course

An introduction from Chief Content Creator and your instructor Eric Bussell.

Welcome!
Life Jackets
Quiz: Life Jackets
What to Bring
Quiz: What to Bring
Wind and Weather Awareness
Quiz: Wind and Weather Awareness
Boom
Quiz: Boom
Warning: Avoid Accidental Jibes!
Capsize Prevention
Capsize Recovery
Quiz: Capsize Recovery
Turtle Recovery
Quiz: Turtle Recovery
When Launching the Boat
At the Dock
Skipper Overboard
Quiz: Launching and At the Dock