Caribbean
Catamarans
Prerequisites:
101
- 103.
104
may be attained before 114, or at the same time as 114.
General
Description: An advanced cruising standard for individuals with cruising experience.
The individual can act as skipper and crew of a 30-50 foot multihull sailboat
by day in coastal waters. The standard includes those skills unique to a 30-50
foot multihull.
SAILING
KNOWLEDGE
1.
Identify and describe the following hardware/terms: Bridgedeck, Briddle-line,
Cabin, Catamaran, Crossarms, Dolphin striker, Float, Full wing deck, Galley down,
Galley up, Main hull, Multihull, Open wing deck, Partial wing deck, Safety nets,
Seagull striker, Stability, Stability Curves, Three point rig, Trimaran, Wing
deck
2.
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages to operating a multihull sailboat.
3. Describe the weight carrying characteristics of 30-50 foot cruising multihulls
and how weight distribution affects safety and performance.
4. Describe the
differences in performance between multihullls and monohulls of about the same
size.
5. Describe the accommodations of a typical 30-50 foot multihull and
how comfort and safety will differ from a monohull.
6. Identify differences
in ships systems between multihulls and monolhulls.
7. Describe shoal draft
and its effect on planning ahead and sailing.
8. Describe the danger of capsizing,
how to recognize the danger and how to prevent it.
9. Discuss the characteristics
of a multihull which determine windage and the effects of windage on course and
speed.
10. Discuss how multihull design affects turning radius.
11. Describe
a typical center/daggerboard installation on a multihull and how they affect performance.
12. Describe options for gear stowage and proper stowing procedures.
13. Describe
how and where a safety harness tether would attach to a multihull.
14. Discuss
the various sail combinations and how they affect balance of a multihull.
15. Discuss the differences of multihull heavy weather sailing practices (advantages
and disadvantages) of
Lying ahull, Sea anchors, Heaving-to, Running off and standing on, Speed controls
16. Describe
and discuss the methods of rafting multihulls and the limitations involved.
17. Discuss the limitations of a multihull galley and methods of working safely
in the galley.
18. Discuss auxiliary power options on a multihull.
19.
Discuss engine placement on a multihull and its affect on performance and comport.
20. Discuss common mechanical maintenance on a multihull.
21. Discuss common
mechanical repairs on a multihull.
22. Describe and discuss what to do if
one or both engines fail.
23. Describe options for carrying and towing a dinghy.
24. Describe the method of tying a multihull securely to a dock in areas of varying
tidal range.
SAILING SKILLS:
Boat
Handling Under Power
25.
Cast off and safely leave a dock with at least two different wind directions relative
to the bow (i.e., wind across the stern and wind across the beam).
26. Stop
the bow of the boat within four feet of a marker while maneuvering under power.
Perform the exercise upwind, downwind and with the wind across the beam.
27.
Maneuver the boat under power in a confined space, noting the effects of wind
and current.
28. Maneuver the boat within 2 feet of, and parallel to a dock.
Define and carry out a bail-out plan.
29. Turn the boat in the tightest possible
circle to determine its turning radius. Twin screw boats will perform the exercise
with screws turning in opposite directions and again with screws turning in the
same direction.
30. Repeat item 29 turning the boat in the opposite direction
and compare the differences between both turns.
31. Repeat items 29 and 30
while making stern way (going backwards).
32. Steer a straight course of at
least 10 boat lengths in reverse using moderate speed.
33. If the boat used
for certification is equipped with tow engines, repeat items 30-31 using one engine
then the other.
34. Steer a multihull using an emergency steering device,
forward and
backward on a steady bearing, forward on a figure 8 course
Person
Overboard
35.
Demonstrate a skippers actions and commands while under power from the time a
member of the crew falls overboard without warning until the crew is safely recovered.
36. Describe at least two methods of getting a person out of the water and back
on board a multihull.
Boat
Handling Under Sail/Points
of Sail
37.
Function as helmsman and crew giving correct commands and proper responses while
demonstrating the proper techniques of close hauled sailing, reaching (all three
points), running, tacking and jibing, heading up, bearing away and luffing while
noting the differences and likenesses of sailing a multihull vs. monohull.
38. Sail an ordered compass course for 5 minutes without varying more than 10
degrees from the heading.
39. Sail a figure 8 course between two buoys noting
acceleration/deceleration times and momentum during turns.
40. While sailing
at full power, luff sails and observe how long it takes for a multihull to come
to rest.
41. Trim luffing sails noting how long it takes to accelerate to
full power.
Person Overboard
42.
Demonstrate a skippers actions and commands while under sail from the time a member
of the crew falls overboard without warning until the crew is safely recovered.
Use two different return techniques including the quick-stop method.
Heavy
Weather/Points
of Sail
43.
Reduce sail by reefing and shale out a reef while keeping the vessel under control
and on course.
44. Heave-to and get underway again, noting the vesselsmotion
at different angles to the wind.
45. Sail with mainsail only, then headsail
only noting performance characteristics and limitations.
Anchoring
46.
Use proper anchoring techniques to anchor using the following methods:
* Two anchors off the bow or stern (Bahamian style)
* Single bow anchor and
bridle
* Single bow anchor and stern to the beach (Med style)
* Bow to
permanent mooring with bridle (if available)
* Beaching with consideration
of daggerboard/centerboard, rudder and hull mounted electronics. (optional)
Making
fast and Snugging Down
47.
Secure a boat to various dock configurations so as to provide limited movement
and set out fenders correctly. Take extra precautions to secure a vessel for the
night at a dock and at a mooring.
Caribbean
Catamarans
