ORD-7 Ordinary Boat Handling Instructors: George Crowl

Course Outline  a. Name the principal parts of a typical sailboat and a runabout.  b. Name the principal parts of the mast, boom, spars, standing and running rigging and sails of a gaff- or Marconi- rigged sloop, schooner, and ketch or yawl.  c. Describe the identifying characteristics of a sloop, ketch, yawl, cutter, and schooner.  d. Demonstrate your ability to handle a rowboat by doing the following: row in a straight line for a quarter mile, stop, make a pivot turn, return to the starting point and backwater in a straight line for 50 yards/meters. Make a turn and return to the starting point.

ORD-7a Name the principal parts of a typical sailboat and runabout.

Parts of a Runabout  Main parts of a motor boat

Parts of a Sailboat  Main parts of a sailboat

ORD-7c Name the identifying characteristis of a sloop, ketch, yawl, cutter, and schooner.

Catboat Rig  Single mast, well forward  Not required, but good to know

Sloop  Single mast, two sails, one fore, one aft

Cutter Rigged  Single mast, single mainsail, two (+) jibs

Ketch  Two masts, mizzen mast somewhat shorter, mizzen mast forward of the rudder post, mizzen sail somewhat smaller.

Yawl Two masts, mizzen mast much shorter, mizzen mast aft of rudder post, mizzen sail much smaller.

Schooner  For-and-aft sails on two or more masts, main taller than foremast(s)

Types of Rigs  Identify the rigs below. List their identifying characteristics.

ORD-7b Name the principal parts of the mast, boom, spars, standing and running rigging and sails of a gaff- or Marconi-rigged sloop, schooner, and ketch or yawl.

Gaff-rigged Sloop  “Gaff” is the boom along the top of the mainsail  Provides more sail area for less mast height

Marconi-rigged  Sails have no spars on top. Triangular shape.

Mast, Boom, Spar  Mast – Tall, vertical pole – carries sails aloft  Boom – Horizontal pole – holds sail out  Spar – Generic term for above, plus nearly any other pole on the boat

Standing Rigging  Holds mast(s) in place  Forestay, backstay  Shrouds (upper, lower, front, back, etc.)  Split backstay  For bowsprit  Any other line (often wire) that does not move

Running Rigging  Anything that moves a sail or spar  Halyards  Sheets  Topping lift  Boom vang  Reefing  Etc., etc.

Mainsail Parts

Gaff-rigged Sail  Top edge of sail has new names

Two Main Sets of Terms  Mainsails, mizzen, foresail (not jib) all look somewhat similar and have the same named parts.  Various jibs, staysails and genoas use jib terms.

Sloop Sails  Fore – jib or genoa  Aft – mainsail Mainsail Mainsail Jib Jib

Ketch or Yawl Mainsail Mainsail Mizzen Jib Staysail Staysail

Schooner Foresail Foresail Jib JibMainsail Staysail Staysail

ORD-7d Demonstrate your ability to handle a rowboat by doing the following: row in a straight line for a quarter mile, stop, make a pivot turn, return to the starting point and backwater in a straight line for 50 yards/meters. Make a turn and return to the starting point.

Rowing Setup  Oars right length – 2x thwart length + freeboard  Oar handles – touch or overlap when set up  Oars – sleeve in oarlocks, button inboard  Oars should naturally have blade in water

Oarlocks, Etc.  Three main oarlocks are shown  They mount in the hardware below  Oars are protected with the leather and button

Catch  Putting the blades in the water, ready to pull  Blades vertical, in water behind you  Leaning “forward”, hands fully “forward”

Pull  Lean body “back,” pull with arms  Oar blades in water, traverse about 90°  Power comes here, uses whole body

Feather  Raise the blades out of the water  Rotate the wrists backwards to “feather” the blades parallel to the water  Start recovery at the same time

Recovery  Bring the blades toward the bow (push handles away)  Keep blades feathered

Techniques  Pull the oars evenly  Watch your wake to stay in a straight line  Look over your shoulder occassionally, not very often  To pivot turn, push one oar forward in the water while pulling the other oar backward  To go backward, reverse the Catch, Pull, Feather, Recovery process, dipping your oars and pushing away while in the water

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