All areas are assessed based on further development required by the student or they are performing the task consistently.
Balance
- Crew move aft in puffs and forward in lulls while trapezing
- Use macro trapeze adjustments to set tackle for conditions
- Crew ball up or down as a course adjustment in puffs and lulls
- Trapeze from centerboard, high-wire and full trapeze positions
- Trapeze with feet together and shoulders back on a kite reach
Sail Trim
- Tune up each day by lining up on a beat with a tuning partner
- Helm trim main for optimal boat balance while crew trapezing
- Trim sails to keep jib and mainsail leech telltales 2/3 flying
- Describe how raking mast aft affects leech profile
- Describe how pre-bend affects luff and leech profiles
Direction
- Sail downwind in high and low modes
- Use body weight to drive boat with kite
Head Up
- Head up and tack around a mark in a race
- Demonstrate a tactical rounding with a kite during a race
Bear Off
- Perform bear away and gybe sets at a mark
- Perform a leeward spinnaker reach set
- Perform windward and leeward hoists as needed during racing
- Keep kite filled until pole is set
Tack
- Wire to wire tack to perform a close and loose cover
- Wire to wire tack and duck another boat
- Perform a double tack to lay a mark and on a start line in a race
- Perform wire to wire tacks without flogging jib
Gybe
- Perform spinnaker gybes in correct order at 45 second intervals
- Perform a rodeo gybe to lay a leeward mark
- Select a wave to gybe while surfing
Stop
- Stop to leeward of another boat on a start line
- Find a hole and stop on a start line with over 5 boats
Go/Accelerate
- Maintain bow out position prior to accelerating off a line
- Cross start line within 3 seconds of start
Down-Speed
- Slow down to avoid a leeward mark pinwheel
- Hold position for 1 minute at a start line
Seamanship
- Participate in a mock protest
- Describe purpose of postponement, abandonment, flags S and C
- Evaluate rig settings and adjust while sailing
- Describe how mast butt position affects rake and leech profile
- Describe the effect of mast bend on forestay tension
- Make a window repair on a ripped kite
- Explain weather, lee and neutral helm
Tactics/Strategy
- Crew initiate tactical decisions upwind
- Helm initiate tactical decisions downwind
- Form a strategic plan to incorporate wind, geography and tide
- Defend position on a reach, a run and a leeward mark
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 regional or provincial regatta