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 RYA Logbook        Stage 2
By the end of this course you will have a range of sailing skills and background knowledge, and be well on the way to being a confident small boat sailor.
Practical

Rigging
Can put a boat head to wind for rigging
Can rig a dinghy
Launching and recovery**
Understand how to manoeuvre a trolley clear of other boats and overhead cables
Can launch and recover a small dinghy in an offshore wind
 Ropework
Can tie a round turn and two half hitches and a reef knot
Sailing techniques and manoeuvres
Can control speed, and stop by lying to.
Can get out of irons
Can go about (close reach to close reach)
Understands the effects of basic boat control
Can crew a boat effectively*
Can sail a shallow triangle acroos the wind under supervision. (Gybing optional)
Understands the principles of :
The five essentials
Returning to a beach** or a pontoon (Offshore wind)

Sailing manoeuvres
Understands the no go zone
Understands what is meant by windward, leeward and gybe
Clothing and equipment
Can choose and correctly adjust a personal buoyancy aid
Understands what to wear
Capsize recovery
Can be scooped in during capsize recovery* or Can right one type of dinghy
General. Has knowledge of :
Spars and rigging
Parts of a sail
Sail controls and foils
Offshore and onshore winds
Telling someone ashore
The dangers of manmade hazards eg. overheard power lines, weirs.
Meteorology
Understands several ways of finding wind direction

* Not single handers
** Not keelboats

 
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