1. Personal Safety Equipment and Clothing.

• Knows the appropriate clothing to be worn and safety equipment to be taken when racing inshore and offshore / overnight.
• Understands the importance of minimizing the weight of personal gear.

2. Deck Equipment.

• Knows the correct techniques for the efficient and safe use of all deck hardware- e.g. winches, jamming cleats, traveller, jib track, spinnaker poles / bowsprits and their associated fittings etc.

3. Manoeuvers.

• Understands and is competent in each crew position during the following maneuvers: pre-start, tacking (including roll tacking), gybing, windward and leeward mark roundings.
• Can work as part of a team during all manoeuvers.

4. Sail Trim.

• Understands the theory of sail shape, including draft position and twist.
• Can operate sail controls to achieve optimum sail shape in light, medium and heavy airs.
• Can work as a team with other trimmers and the helm.

5. Balanced and Trim.

• Understands the importance of correct crew weight placement in all conditions and points of sail.
• Can hike effectively when required.

6. Race Structure.

• Understands Start and Finish procedures including flags and sound signals.
• Understands different course types including windward/leeward, Olympic Triangle, laid /passage course.
• Can plan for expected manoeuvers for a given course.

7. Racing Rules.

• Knows the basic Rules of Racing.

8. Communication.

• As crew can communicate effectively within a team.
• Knows what information to transmit to the afterguard - and how often and when to transmit it
• Racing Rules.

9. Self Awareness

• Understands the importance of physical fitness and preparation.
• Understands the importance of contributing as a crew i.e.helping with boat preparation and packing up, attending briefings and debriefings.

Symmetrical Spinnakers.

1. Hoisting.

• Can rig sheets, braces, halyards and control lines (tweakers).
• Can set up the pole.
• Knows the correct pre hoist procedure for attaching spinnaker.
• Can hoist efficiently.

2. Trimming.

• Understands the importance of correct pole position and height on all relevant point of sail.
• Use of sheet/control lines on all relevant points of sail.

3. Gybing.

• Knows the correct procedure for Dip-pole gybing and end-for-end gybing.

4. Dropping.

• Can set up a headsail prior to dropping.
• Understands different drop techniques e.g. hatch, letterbox, float etc.
• Can stow spinnaker gear efficiently after drop.




Asymmetrical Spinnakers.

5. Hoisting.

• Can rig sheets, tack line, halyards and control lines.
• Knows correct pre-hoist procedure.
• Can hoist an asymmetric spinnaker efficiently.

6. Trimming.

• Use of sheet/control lines on all relevant points of sail.

7. Gybing.

• Knows the correct procedure for inside and outside gybing.

8. Dropping.

• Can set up head sail prior to dropping.
• Understands different drop techniques eg. gybe, windward, letterbox etc.

9. Can Pack a Spinnaker

10. Helming.

• Can helm effective on all relevant points of sail.
• Understands optimum downwind angles for differeing wind speeds / types of spinnaker.
• Can helm whist gybing.

11. Communication

• Understands the importance of communication, preperation, teamwork and coordination when using spinnakers.
Has been an active crew member for a 10 day on board sailing vessels whilst racing in commission through a Yacht Club.