Practice and develop the boat handling skill of preventing the stern from hitting an object (e.g., buoy, mooring) or a person who has fallen overboard.
Apply the pivot point principle while going forward.
Setting Up the Drill:
Equipment: 4 to 6 buoys, or equal to the number of operator boats
Conducting the Drill:
Instead of proceeding through a slalom, each operator selects a slalom buoy and approaches it perpendicular to the line of buoys.
Operators execute an avoidance turn to avoid their selected buoy.
Teaching Tips:
Use the boat’s pivot point to swing the stern clear of the buoy.
This drill takes less time than the Avoidance Turn Slalom – Slow Speed, and is typically used for more advanced operators.
Common Errors:
Not performing the turn-away and turn-back correctly.
