Yachting Club CERN

Theory and Information For Dinghy Sailors

Paul Smith

Email: breakfreefr@gmail.com

YCC, http://cern.ch/yachting

Warning

FOR CERTAIN PERSONS,

SAILING IS CAN BE HIGHLY ADDICTIVE

Two parts

• Part one– Information about the club and courses, material

• Part two– Theory,

• Inc. some slides (not all) from Sebastian’s lecture

Welcome to the YCC

• Approx 300 members> 50% CERN

• Fleet– Dinghies (7), Advanced Dinghies (2) and Cats (2)– 6 keel boats– Boston whaler – rescue boat – Rib (dinghy courses)

• Where : Versoix Port Choiseul

Not a rental business

• Works because everybody finds a role and participates

All Volunteers

• Maintenance• Q boat drivers• Admin, insurance• Teachers• Mentors

Surveillance

• Essential for club activities– Lessons– Regattas

• Obligatory prerequisite for test– Sign up early– 2 evening outings– Or one Regatta

Maintenance

• Boat responsible– automatically notified of issues when put in the

log book– boat user is expected to play an active role in the

repair

Opportunity to learn

• Logistics – taking/picking up sails for repair• If there is a problem to signal it and sort it out

and take responsibility for dealing with it.• Boats get a high level of usage so normal

wear and tear occurs.

Opportunities to Sail ;)

• Club night – Thursdays @ 18:00• Committee member allocates boats (keys)• Helps to form helm/crews• Keel boats, you’ll still learn

• YCC Regattas – open to all members– There’s friendly rivalry, but go for it.

• Mentors• Mailing list

– club-yachting-dinghy-active@cern.ch• Course participants automatically on list

• Tuesday Trainings – from mid July (after courses)– Sign up, first come first served.

• Dinghy Days – one per month on weekend

Mentoring

• Volunteer who’s offered to take a student out on the water as a private outing.

• You will be crew and gives you a chance to get familiar with the boats.

• Ideally you will have one outing before the course starts.

• Up to the mentor and mentee to organize between themselves.

Courses

• YCC-CNV• 8 places• Professional Instructor• Taught from rib• Laser Ones and 420• Tuesdays

• YCC• 18 places• Unpaid Instructor• Instructor on boat

– One to one/two– Rib may be used

• Laser 2, Xenon, RS500• 7 Lessons (aprox 9wks)• Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri

YCC licenses - Keys

• Internal YCC tests– Demonstrated competence– Know and respect rules of club– Basic Lake Rules (priority rules)– Safety

• Q boat outings – 2 required– Sign up now

• Evening• Regatta (counts as two)

• Maintenance– Logistics – sails picking up / taking to NS will earn points

Dinghy Key

• The test– Correct rigging and derigging of the boat– Launching and return to harbour– Sailing ability

• Basic manoeuvres, tacking, gybing, stopping

– Capsize– Lake rules

• Priorities

– Knots• Bowline, figure of 8, tie a cleat

Not covered in Dkey

• Trapezing• Spinnaker/Gennaker• It’s starting point• Limitations

– Enthusiasm– Time

Typical Ycc Course Evening

• Starts at 6pm prompt– Get there in advance, have a coffee at the buvette ..

• 30 to 45 mins to rig and launch.• About 8pm the wind stops• Derigging and berthing,

– another 30 mins• Debriefing at buvette, the Green Book

– and occasion to share experiences with other students.

I can’t make it tomorrow/next week!

• It happens..• Try and swap with someone else, by sending

a mail to mailing list d-students, plus Jan and myself.

• At least someone else can make use of the slot – preferable not at 10 to 6.

• And you may not miss a lesson

Safety

• Buoyancy aids– To be worn

• No wetsuit – no lesson

• Instructor is legally liable – so she/he is in charge

• Q boat driver– Overall go/no go

Weather

• Meteosuisse– Alerts and Dangers

• Observation– Jura– Towards Annemasse, Saleve– Lausanne

• Common Sense

Storm Warning Lights

• See http://www.sisl.ch/leman.htm• Where

– Versoix– Hermance

• 40 times a minute– Possible storm in next two hours– Strong gusts

• 90 times a minute– Head for cover

Location of Storm lights

Equipment Required For Dinghy Sailing

• Wetsuit – Not a shorty, – 3/5 mm long legs

• Boots – Keep feet warm, protect them

• Gloves– Without the tips– Wet hands are fragile, pulling wet sheets (ropes)

• Splash Vest, Hat, Sunglasses, Sun cream– Not essential but practical

From where - examples

• Vieux Camper – Thonon– Excellent selection of material – not cheapest

• Geneva– www.laseiche.ch ?

• Eaux Vives

– www.h2o-sensations.com • by rdv, back of Bellevue

– www.ship-shop.ch• Direction Thonon, but still geneva

• Ferney – Diving shop (Dauphane ?)– Avoid getting a diving wetsuit

The Lake Gods

Every year to ensure good wind we give gifts to the Lake Gods– Watches

• Avoid wearing expensive watches

– Corrective Glasses • Take the train home – hopefully the right one• Contact lenses

– Sunglasses– Phones

Theory

• Some slides borrowed from Sebastien’s talk…

YCC Introduction to Sailing – Sebastian Łopieński

Further reading

YCC Sailing Course for Beginners booklet:http://cern.ch/yachting/courses/YCCSailingCourse.pdf

Clickable dinghy:http://cern.ch/wynhoff/Dinghy/

Nautical glossary:http://www.bunganutlake.org/glossary.htm

Knots:http://www.ukdivers.net/boats/knots.htm