Small-Boat Sailing 11/90





1. Before doing other requirements, successfully complete the BSA

   swimmer  test.   Jump feetfirst into water over your  head  in

   depth, swim 75 yards or 75 meters in a STRONG manner using one

   or  more of the following strokes:  sidestroke,  breaststroke,

   trudgen,  or crawl;  then swim 25 yards or 25 meters using  an

   easy, resting backstroke.  The 100 yards or 100 meters must be

   swum continuously and include at least one sharp turn.   After

   completing  the  swim,  rest  by  floating  as  motionless  as

   possible.



2. Describe   the  boat  you  will  be  using  for  the   sailing

   requirement, naming all of the major parts and the function of

   those  parts.  *  Tell the difference  between  keel,  center-

   board,  dagger board, bilgeboard, the leeboard.   Explain  the

   purpose of each.



3. Before going afloat do the following:

   a. Discuss the nine points of the BSA Safety Afloat plan.

   b. Discuss the rules of the road in general and any  specific

      rules or laws that apply to your area or state.

   c. Discuss with your counselor how the hazards of weather  and

      heavy   water  conditions  can  affect  both   safety   and

      performance in sailing.

   d. Prepare a typical float plan.



4. With the help of a buddy, show you can sail a boat properly by

   doing the following:

   a. Prepare the boat for aiding, include a safety inspection.

   b. Get under way from a dock, mooring, or beach.

   c. Properly set sail for a course that will include  running,

      beating, and reaching- the basic points of sailing.

   d. Change tack by coming about; by jibing.

   e. Anchor properly.

   f. Demonstrate  the  rescue of a man  overboard  and  capsize

      procedures. @

   g. Demonstrate the procedure to use in the following:  helping

      others, bad weather, running aground.

   h. Upon returning to your dock, mooring, or  beach,  properly

      secure  all equipment, furl or stow sails, and prepare  the

      craft  for  unattended docking, mooring,  or  beaching  for

      overnight or longer.



5. Have a working knowledge of marlinspike seamanship and do  the

   following:

   a. Show how to tie the square or reef knot, clove hitch,  two

      half-hitches,  bowline,  figure-eight  knot,  and   mooring

      hitch.  Demonstrate the use of each.

   b. Show how to heave a line, coil a line, fake down a line.

   c. Whip the ends of a line;  tell why whippings are used.

   d. Discuss the kinds of lines used on sailboats and the  types

      of  fibers used in their manufacture.  Tell the  advantages

      and disadvantages of each.



6. Describe  how you would care for and maintain a  sailboat  and

   its gear throughout the year.



7. With  the  counselor,  review  sailing  terminology;   include

   points of sailing.  discuss various types of sailboats in  use

   today;  tell their differences.



8. Give  a  short  history  of  sailing  in  the  United  States,

   including its importance in the growth of our nation.  Discuss

   commercial and recreational sailing, including racing and  the

   America's  Cup.  This requirement may be completed in  written

   or oral form.



*- The  skills may be demonstrated on any boat available  to  the

   Scout.   While  no specific sail plan is  recommended,  it  is

   suggested that craft be under 20 feet.  The boat MUST have the

   capability of sailing to windward.



@- Capsize  procedures  should  be  conducted  under  the   close

   supervision  of  the  counselor.   A  rescue  boat  should  be

   standing  by to assist, if necessary, and to tow the  capsized

   craft  to shore.  Self-bailing boats are acceptable  for  this

   requirement.   Extreme care should be taken to avoid  personal

   injury and damage to the boat or its equipment.