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Sunfish Sailing for Kids

Our Mission

First Lesson

    Three Things to Watch

    Adjusting the Sail

    Tiller, Rudder

    Daggerboard

    Learning to Turn

    Launching

    Trimming the Sail

    Coming About

    Landing

Sailing Games

    Sailball

    Pirates

    Frisbee

   3 Boat Length Circle Relay

   Beach at Target

   Tennis Ball Pickup

    Balloon Tag

    Add a Hand Relay

    Single-handed Relay

    Pass the Passenger

    Cheater’s Race

    Exchange Skippers/Crews

    Follow the Leader

Instruction for Kids

    Beating

    Reaching

   Running

    Coming About

    Gybing

    Close Haul  

    Roll Tacking

    Starting

    Sitting up Front

    Reading a Telltale

    Tactical Rounding

    Hiking Out

    Luffing in Heavy Wind

    Covering

    Blanketing

    Light Wind Sailing

    Balancing the Boat

Skill Building

    Slalom

    Capsizing

    Dry Capsizing

    Man Overboard Drill

    Tow a Boat

    Ship Wreck

    Picking up a Mooring

    Tack on Command

Racing Rules

    Acting Out Rules

    Starboard vs. Port

    Windward Stays Clear

    Clear Astern Stays Clear

    While Tacking

    Avoiding Contact

    Acquiring Right of Way

    Changing Course 16.1

    Changing Course 16.2

    Buoy Room - Application

    Buoy Room - Opposite Tacks, Beating

    Buoy Room - One Boat Must Tack

    Buoy Room -Approaching and Leaving

    Buoy Room - Continuing Obstruction

    Giving Room - Overlapped

    Giving Room- 3 Boat Circle

    Giving Room - Maintaining Buoy Room

    Giving Room - Presumption of Innocence

    Tacking When Approaching a Mark - A

    Tacking When Approaching a Mark - B

    Gybing Near Mark

    Exoneration

    Penalties

    Prohibition on Swimming 47.2

    Roll Tacking 42.3(b)

    Gross Misconduct 69

Activities

    Castle Building

    Seafaring Songs

    Knot Tying

        Square Knot

       Bowline

        Clove Hitch

        Figure 8 Knot

        Granny Knot

        Slip Knot

        Half Hitch

    Family Race

    Sand Pictures

Speed Sailing for Fun

Image Albums

    Parts of the Boat

Rigging

  Cleating

   Hoisting the Mainsail

    Main Sheet Attachment

    Main Sheet Attachment to Bridle

    Rudder Attachment

    Stepping the Mast

    Tying a Vang

   Rig for Holding the Sail Out on a Run

    Jens Rig

Boat Repair

    Sealing a Leak Around the Daggerboard Well

    Mounting a Block for the Sheet

Humor

    Man Overboard

    Wanna Shower

Sailing, the Sport

LInks to Info

Contributors and Participants

Glossary

    A, B

    C, D, E, F

    G, H, I, J, K

    L, M, N, O

    P, Q, R

    S, T

    U, V, W, X, Y, Z

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Items in red will be added at a later time.  Many more knots will also be added.