Five essentials of sailing
A sailor using the five essentials
The five essentials of sailing describes the five key things that a dinghy sailor uses to sail the boat as efficiently as possible. The five essentials are:[1][2][3]
- Boat balance - which side the sailor sits on and how far out to make sure the boat sails level.
- Rigging - lifting the daggerboard up when sailing downwind and putting it down when sailing upwind. Also changing the outhall
- Course made good (C.M.G.) - taking the most efficient route from one point to another depending on the direction of the wind.
- Sail setting - pulling the sail in when sailing upwind and letting it out when sailing downwind.
- Trim - sitting at the front of the boat when sailing upwind and at the back when sailing downwind.
Some of the essentials may have alternative names. For example: Course made good may also be known as 'Course Steered'.[2]
Description
A useful mnemonic is "Can This Boat Sail Correctly?" the first letters of which refer to Center/daggerboard, Trim, Balance, Sheet/Sail and Course.
References
- RYA Youth Sailing Scheme Logobook (As of June 2009)
External links
- http://www.theyachtmarket.com/articles/sailing/the_sailing_five_essentials/
- http://www.abc-of-sailing.com/info/sailing-essentials.asp
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