All areas are assessed based on further development required by the student or they are performing the task consistently.
Balance
- Demonstrate optimal body posture in varying conditions
- Heel to assist with acceleration
- Skipper/crew demonstrate optimal body position in all conditions
- Move body and trim board to promote planing and surfing
Sail Trim
- Trim leech profile for optimal height and power in all conditions
- Trim sails for conditions using all available sail controls
- Sheet to maintain correct boat balance in all conditions
- Depower using sail controls, steering and sheeting
Direction
- Steer to keep telltales flying 90% of the time in all conditions
- Steer boat to promote planning and surfing
Head Up
- Head up around a mark
- Settle into upwind mode within 20 seconds of heading up
- Adjust all sail controls in correct order to head up
- Demonstrate a tactical rounding (wide/close)
Bear Off
- Perform a bear away set around a mark
- Perform a gybe set around a mark
- Adjust all sail controls in correct order to bear off
- Demonstrate a tactical rounding
- Settle into downwind mode within 20 seconds of bear away
- Bear off and duck another boat while beating
Tack
- Tack on a header
- Tack on command and at 30 second intervals
- Perform a double tack on command
- Select an appropriate spot to tack in choppy conditions
Gybe
- Gybe on command and at 30 second intervals, without flogging jib
- Gybe on a lift
- Perform a double gybe on command
- Select a wave and gybe while surfing
Stop
- Perform emergency stops in all conditions
- Use a transit to stop on a start line
Go/Accelerate
- Accelerate out from a mark
- Accelerate off a start line with a start sequence (using flags)
- Accelerate from a stop when lined up with other boats
Down-Speed
- Use more than one method to sail slowly
- Hold boat within 1 boat length of mark for 20 seconds
Seamanship
- Describe how cirrus, stratus and cumulus clouds affect weather
- Tune rig each day for the training conditions
Tactics/Strategy
- Describe persistent, oscillating and geographical wind shifts
- Identify the favoured end of the start line while sailing
- Identify major factors affecting tide and current
- Describe the rules in sections 2c and 2d of the rules
- Describe how to trim to apparent wind
Physical Literacy
- Participate in a daily physical warm up prior to training
Mental Training
- Set skill/process based goals for training and racing sessions
- Maintain a written log book throughout training
- Participate in a 1-2 day local regatta