Spring 2022 Lead & Learn

Adult Courses, Aquatic

Small Craft Safety: Sailing: Junior Cadette, Senior, Ambassador

Certification Course

Learning Path Description: This learning path is a series of courses for volunteers who wish to take girls sailing on flat water (no current) on or off council property. Volunteers who complete this learning patch may serve as Small Craft Safety: Sailing-qualified personnel. In this learning path you will learn specialized hands-on skills that will build competence and confidence in managing a small sailboat during a sailing experience. Participants will learn the skills needed to take a group of girls sailing, sailing terminology, points of sail, how to rig and maneuver a sailboat, how to manage the boat in high and low winds, and what to do in the event of capsizing. The in-person skills component requires strenuous physical activity including capsizing, emptying, and reboarding a small sailboat while wearing a PFD (personal flotation device/lifejacket) at a lake on one of our camp properties

Learning Path Components: • Small Craft Safety: Basic Water Rescue blended-learning course; access in gsLearn • Small Craft Safety (Core) online course; access in gsLearn • GSUSA Small Craft Safety Training online videos; access in gsLearn • Small Craft Safety: Sailing blended-learning course; access in gsLearn

At the in-person skills session, you will be required to demonstrate the following skills in a lake at one of our camp properties.

• Capsize recovery for one sailor • Scoop and overboard recoveries

Participants are encouraged to bring their own U.S. Coastguard approved PFD/lifejacket, otherwise, one will be provided to you during training.

Course Details: Register for the in-person skills session for this learning path in gsEvents or by opening the learning path and associated course in gsLearn and following the provided link.

Date

Time

Fee

Location

Fri., 6/17

2-4 pm

$10

Camp Tuckaho

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