1.  Earn the Red Cross Sailing Certificate, parts 1 and 2.

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 2.  If you choose not to complete item 1, complete the following:

     a.  Write a 500 word essay on the history of sailing.

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     b.  List 5 types of sailboats and briefly describe each.

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     c.  Name and describe 5 types of sails.

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     3)  __________________________________   4)  __________________________________

     5)  __________________________________

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     d.  Name the main parts of a sailboat and explain the function of each.

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     e.  List the required and recommended equipment for day and night sailing.

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     f.  Explain in detail the Federal Rules of the Road.

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     g.  With the aid of another person, properly do the following:

     1)  Rig a sailboat.

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     2)  Get underway from a dock or mooring.

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     3)  Set the sails.

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     4)  Beat.

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     5)  Reach.

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     6)  Run.

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     7)  Jibe.

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     8)  Upright a capsized sailboat.

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     9)  Anchor.

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    10)  Furl & stow the sails.

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     h.  Demonstrate your ability to tie the following knots:

     1)  Figure 8.

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     2)  Slipped Reef.

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     3)  Sheet Bend.

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     4)  Bowline.

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     5)  Fisherman's Bend.

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     6)  Rolling Hitch.

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     7)  Short Splice.

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     8)  Eye Splice.

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     9)  Long Splice.

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