1. Sail Boat Racing
Essentials For Land Lubbers

2. Lee Jay Karns
Commodore
Cleveland Sailing
Association

3. The Basics of Sailing
Anatomy of a Racing
Cleveland Sailing Association

4. Parts of the Boat
Mast
Mainsail
Jib
Boom
Bow
Stern

5. Basic Terminology
Wind
Leeward
Windward
Starboard
Port

6. Upwind – Concept of Lift
Like the wings of a moving airplane, sails are curved fore and aft, so that air flowing over them generates lift towards the outside of the curve

7. Down Wind – Boat is Pushed
When sailing down wind, the sails are like a kite being pushed by the wind.

8. Points of Sail – Angles to the Wind

9. Typical Set Race Courses

10. Cleveland Venue

11. Rocky River

12. Spectators

13. Race Committee Boat Signals

14. RC Tree Fort – Lakeside – Forest City

15. RC – Cleveland Race Week

16. Judging The Start Line

17. Approaching the Start

18. Crossing the Start Line

19. Tacking to the Windward Mark

20. Port Tack & Starboard Tack

21. Crossing Tacks

22. Jobs
Helmsman
Main Sail Trimmer
Jib Trimmer

23. Vertical Crew Positions

24. Hiking Out

25. Drew – Jack of Hearts

26. Heel in a Puff

27. Keel

28. Driving Upwind

29. Looking Up the Course

30. Windward Mark

31. Approaching the Windward Mark

32. Mark Room Rights

33. Not Making the Mark

34. Foredeck – Prepare to Round the Mark

35. J 105 Poles

36. Ready to Round and Hoist

37. Mark Rounding - Hoist

38. Twisted Spinnaker

39. Complete the Hoist

40. Non - Cleated Spinnaker Halyard

41. Accidental Early Deployment

42. Large Boat Spinnaker

43. Intake Crib – Fixed Windward Mark

44. Intake Crib – Fixed Mark Course

45. Good Set Within Boat Length of Mark

46. Jib Down When Spinnaker Is Set

47. Trimming the Spinnaker

48. Close Proximity

49. Sport Boat Down Wind

50. Surfing

51. Paying Attention to the Sails

52. Broach

53. Downwind Boat Position

54. Phases of a Set

55. Favored Sides of the Course Downwind

56. Crossing Gybes

57. Leeward Spinnaker Douse

58. Windward Spinnaker Douse

59. Hauling in the Spinnaker

60. Finish

61. Who Won - PHRF

62. Race Anatomy – Finish

63. Finish – One Design

64. Tall Ships

65. Tall Ships Challenge

66. Tall Ships – Europa

67. Tall Ships – Bounty

68. Tall Ships – Pride of Baltimore

69. Tall Ships – Niagara, POB, Unicorn

70. Tall Ships – Committee Boat

71. Clevelandsails.com

72. Major Cleveland Regattas
Mentor Regatta
Roberts Race
Cleveland Race Week
Princess Pat Trophy Race
Governors Cup
Leukemia Cup
Lakeside Regatta
Lorain Regatta
Falcon Cup
Grand River Regatta
Tom Gibbs Memorial
Indigo Race

73. We’ll see you at the Start Line