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Depart from & Return to Dock and/or Slip

Purpose-Value: Practice and develop the boathandling skills of leaving and returning to a dock and/or slip. Setting Up the Drill: Equipment: powerboats rigged with bow, stern and spring lines, and…

Backing Slalom

Purpose-Value: Practice and develop the boathandling skill of controlling the boat when backing. A skill used to back into a marina or slip, departing from a dock, or to avoid…

Boat Controls (boat tethered to dock/slip)

Purpose-Value: Practice and develop the coordinated use of boat controls for starting the engine, shifting, changing speeds, and performing pivot turns and minimum control speed. Setting Up the Drill: Equipment:…

Centerboard Push

Purpose-Value: Practice and develop the rescue skill of approaching and righting a capsized sailboat, using the Centerboard Push method. Setting Up the Drill: Equipment: sailboat with flotation at top of…

Constant Bearing/Collision Avoidance

Purpose-Value: Practice and develop the skill of using a constant bearing to determine the risk of a collision and then take action to avoid a collision with the stand-on boat…

Constant Bearing Rendezvous

Purpose-Value: Practice and develop the boathandling skill of performing a constant bearing rendezvous with another boat to intercept them. Uses a technique that approaches the target boat ahead of its…

Constant Radius Return Using a Slalom Course

Purpose-Value: Practice and develop the boathandling skill of turning a boat at slow speed in a 180-degree arc to arrive at a specific point. This skill can be used in…

Constant Radius Return Using Two Buoys

Purpose-Value: Practice and develop the boathandling skill of turning a boat at slow speed in a 180-degree arc to arrive at a specific point. This skill can be used in…

Depart from a Dock and/or Slip

Purpose-Value: Practice and develop the boat handling skills of leaving from a dock and/or slip. Setting Up the Drill: Equipment: powerboats tied to a dock or slip rigged with bow,…

Hold Position – Upwind

Purpose-Value: Hold a boat in a fixed position while waiting for dock space, ramp access, or a bridge or lock to open. Stresses the importance of the maxim, “Keep the…