Adult Classes for 2011

Goal: Build and secure skills of the basic sailing classes (Level 1 & Level 2).
Skills: Competent boat-handling, sailing solo or with crew.
In this add-on "refresher" course, sailors continue to work with instructors to review the basics, fix the problems, and emerge feeling confident and comfortable that they have "successfully demonstrated the ability to responsibly skipper and crew a simple daysailing keelboat, in familiar waters, in light to moderate wind and sea conditions". (quote from USSailing "Basic Keelboat ").
(Required Prep: open to Level 1 and Level 2 sailors)

Goal: Recreational day-sailing
Skills: Day-sailing is introduced, including trip planning and provisioning, then class moves as a fleet on a trip all-day down Narragansett Bay. Lunch on board. Return by early evening. Accompanied by Sailing School instructor safety boat and by a supporting cruising class sailboat to provide amenities.
(Required Prep: Level 1) Tuition fee for the picnic sail: $35/person
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Goal: Independent safe sailing in challenging situations with full rig and spinnaker. Boats carry 1, 2, or 3 persons, according to sail rig.
Skills: At the Intermediate level, predict and sail compass course, secure and depart from adverse-wind docking, sail and maneuver (single-handed) onto heave-to with full rig, proceed safely under tow, plan and execute a day-long trip, recover and deal with equipment failures.
(Required Prep: Level 2)

Goal: Independent safe sailing in challenging situations with full rig and spinnaker. Boats carry 1, 2, or 3 persons, according to sail rig.
Skills: At the Intermediate level, introduce sailing, and racing, with 2 and 3 crew using spinnakers.
(Required Prep: Level 2)

Goal: Efficient tactical sailing in racing situations.
Skippers and crews are scored individually in monthly EYC/ESS Club series. Open to "Skippers" with (ar.01) certification or currently enrolled; and to "Crew" with Level 1 skills. Skippers and Crews may participate as individuals on any day of racing.
Racing in September, after the initial "practice" evening, will be at various "away" locations on the Bay.
(Crew Required Prep: current Level 2, or equivalent)
(Skipper's Required Prep: Level 3 (Spinnakers!) or equivalent, and ESS Class ar.01 Certification.) Tuition/fee per evening.

Goal: Introduction to recreational harbor sailing
Skills: Evening (Fall series: 2 hrs) open sailing, supported and supervised by an on-duty ESS Instructor and VHF radio net. Open to qualified Edgewood Yacht Club Members, and to Sailing School Students.
(Required Prep: Level 1)

Introduction to Sailing - Low-impact, preparatory coaching session, meant for a starter sailor who is about to enter ESS Level 1 class. "Intro" class meets for one (3-hr) session, scheduled several days ahead of the first meeting of the Level 1 class it's introducing. Sailing textbook included. No experience required to take the Intro class.

Goal: Introduction to sailing.
Skills: the basics, including boat handling on all points of sail, knot-tying, attaching sails, steering a course, stopping safely, retrieving a person overboard, tying up to a mooring, safety rules and moving around in the boat. By the end of the course, the student should feel confident and comfortable sailing a small boat in a sheltered area.

This course, which will emphasize personal instruction, is appropriate for adult sailors who are working at either one-sail, or two-sail boat-handling skills. (In 2011, students move at their own pace through the skills. This year, the previous "Level 1" or "Level 2" range classes have been consolidated in "Sailing the Rhodes 19". Increased coaching is available. Instructors work with groups of similar-skill students to maximize individual progress.)

Goal: Build from skills acquired in Level 1.
Skills: Matching fleet speed, sailing with crew, down-wind sailing, knots, day-sailing, mooring and docking, retrieving a person overboard, emergency procedures, awareness of weather, the uses of navigation aids, vhf radio and compass. By the end of the course, the student should feel confident and comfortable sailing on supervised courses and short trips around well-serviced areas similar to Narragansett Bay. ("Brush Up" Skills for sailors holding Level 2 certificates, or equivalent.) (mainsail and jibsail) (Required Prep: Level 1)

Goal: Certification for safe and standard one-design racing.
Skills: General preparation for one-design racing in Rhodes 19 keelboats, including the rules, wind, tactics, boat set-up, sail trim and spinnaker work. Skippers demonstrate boathandling and trim, knowledge of racing rules, and awareness of standard tactics in a short "racing orientation" evening before being Certified as Sailing School Racing Skipper.
(Notes and US SAILING rules training "Handy Guide to Racing Rules" is included.)
(Required Prep: Level 3 or equivalent)

Contribute a few hours.

Find out what's going on when the Rhodes19s are "sleeping" and what it takes to keep-on-sailing.

Join the fun ... make your mark(s) ... wield a tool ... see your picture on the website. Volunteers work on maintenance and repair projects for Sailing School Optis, R19s, Lasers and SunFish, c420, the whalers and the lengthy list of equipment, spars and sails inventory. Tasks and new skills combine, the Sailing School Fleet upgrades, and the ESS Sailors get the benefit. Tasks vary with the season, and match interest, skill and energy of the Volunteers, including rigging, splicing, fiberglass and gelcoat, carpentry, electrical wiring, motor and trailer mechanics, cleaning, painting, sail-mending, and organizing.

Volunteers bring work clothes and gloves - - working outside (weather permitting) or inside. Tools, safety gear and all materials are provided.

Volunteer team to launch Rhodes 19s, and to haul them out. Goal: working as a team to launch and/or haul out Rhodes 19 hulls. Location: as announced. Skills: handling lines, working as part of a team (heavy-lifting not required).

Bring your family to explore the Bay by sailboat. An instructor from the Edgewood Sailing School will take you for a free hour-long trip filled with information about local landmarks, sailing and water safety.

In order to make this opportunity available to as many families as possible, we ask that each family only register for one sail per season. If you enjoy your sail and would like to learn more, we invite you to consider our full lineup of adult and youth classes.

When registering, please tell us in the "Notes" who will be attending, their ages, and any special needs. We will try to accommodate everyone within the limits of safety and available equipment. To prevent an accident, personal mobility and basic swimming skills are safety requirements. Appropriate age: 6+. Any child must be accompanied by parent or legal guardian adult.