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Sailing Resume for Racing Courses

Name(Required)

First Middle Last

Nickname(Required)

Email(Required)

Phone(Required)

Secondary Phone Number

Participants

Each boat is assigned four crew members. Please list other participants you wish to crew with, understanding that this will be honored only if the same request is made in writing by each of the other parties listed here:

Do you have any of these sailing school certification

US Sailing (USSA)

American Sailing Association (ASA)

RYA (Royal Yachting Association)

Canadian Yachting Association (CYA, now Sail Canada)

Course Name

Basic Keelboat 101

Performance Sailing 102

Basic Cruising 103

Bareboat Cruising 104

Coastal Navigation 105

Coastal Passage Making 106

Celestial Navigation 107

Offshore Passage Making 108

Performance Race Week 109

Power Cruising on Powerboat 112

Catamaran Endorsement 114

Other

Basic Keelboat 101

School Name

Years Earned

Size Boat

Certificates (USSA, ASA, RYA, CYA)

Performance Sailing 102

School Name

Years Earned

Size Boat

Certificates (USSA, ASA, RYA, CYA)

Basic Cruising 103

School Name

Years Earned

Size Boat

Certificates (USSA, ASA, RYA, CYA)

Bareboat Cruising 104

School Name

Years Earned

Size Boat

Certificates (USSA, ASA, RYA, CYA)

Coastal Navigation 105

School Name

Years Earned

Size Boat

Certificates (USSA, ASA, RYA, CYA)

Coastal Passage Making 106

School Name

Years Earned

Size Boat

Certificates (USSA, ASA, RYA, CYA)

Celestial Navigation 107

School Name

Years Earned

Size Boat

Certificates (USSA, ASA, RYA, CYA)

Offshore Passage Making 108

School Name

Years Earned

Size Boat

Certificates (USSA, ASA, RYA, CYA)

Performance Race Week 109

School Name

Years Earned

Size Boat

Certificates (USSA, ASA, RYA, CYA)

Power Cruising on Powerboat 112

School Name

Years Earned

Size Boat

Certificates (USSA, ASA, RYA, CYA)

Catamaran Endorsement 114

School Name

Years Earned

Size Boat

Certificates (USSA, ASA, RYA, CYA)

Other

Course

School Name

Years Earned

Size Boat

Certificates (USSA, ASA, RYA, CYA)

What is your sex?(Required)

Male

Female

Please indicate your Age(Required)

14-17

18-25

26-35

36-45

46-55

56-65

Over 65

Please indicate your Weight(Required)

Under 100

100-115

116-125

126-140

141-160

161-180

181-200

201-250

Over 250

Which position(s) are you most comfortable doing on a sailboat? (Check all that apply)(Required)

Captain

Skippering

Navigating

Steering

Crewing

Passenger

How many years have you raced sailboats?(Required)

10+

6-9

3-5

1-2

Never raced

How many times did you race EACH YEAR in the past 2 years?(Required)

Every weekend during racing season

20+ times

10-19 times

6-9 times

Less than 6 times

None

What type of racing have you done the most in the past two years?(Required)

Round the buoy

Weekend overnights

Long distance

Mix of round-the-buoy and overnights

Which type and size boat(s) did you race on most in the past two years? (Check all that apply)(Required)

Dinghy (14’ or under)

Small catamaran like Hobie Cat

One design keelboat, PHRF or other under 20’

One design keelboat, PHRF or other 20-25’

One design keelboat, PHRF or other 26-30’

Monohull yachtunder 30’

Monohull yacht 31-35’

Monohull yacht 36-45’

Monohull yacht 46-59’

Monohull yacht 50’ or over

Catamaran yacht under 30’

Catamaran yacht 31-35’

Catamaran yacht 36-45’

Catamaran yacht 46-59’

Catamaran yacht 50’ or over

During the past two years, which roles have your done the most? (Check all that apply)(Required)

Driver

Tactician

Foredeck crew, with spinnaker (symmetric)

Foredeck crew with jennaker (asymmetric)

Foredeck crew, no spinnaker/jennakers

Midships/mainsheet trimmer

Jib trimmer

Navigator

Cook

Ballast/passenger

If “driver” – how many starts did you do EACH YEAR in the past two years?

Every weekend during racing season

20+ times

10-19 times

6-9 times

Less than 6 times

None, one of my crew did the starts

If you sail on boats with spinnakers, indicate which type of spinnaker you fly the most and which actions you are most comfortable doing? (Check all that apply)

Symmetrical

Asymmetrical

Setting

Jibing

Windward douse

Leeward douse

Where have you raced the most in the last two years? (Check all that apply)

Great Lakes

Small Inland Lake

River

East Coast in Sounds/Bays

East Coast in Atlantic

Gulf of Mexico in Sounds/Bays

Gulf of Mexico in the Gulf

West Coast in Sounds/Bay

West Coast in Pacific

New England Coast

Coast of Maine

Northwest Coast

Canadian Coast

Europe waters

Japan, China or Far East waters

Other

If Other, Please write in:

Which of these skills are you most comfortable doing aboard? (Check all that apply)

Steering/helming

On all points of sail

In heavy seas and strong winds

Using a GPS to plot a course

Reading and using nautical charts to plot your course

Docking a boat alongside in varied wind conditions and directions as helmsperson

Anchoring a boat as helmsperson

In windy conditions

In crowded harbors

Knowing when and how to reef the main and reduce sail area

As helmsperson

As crew

Maneuvering under power as helmsperson

In windy conditions

In crowded harbors

Assisting as crew, handling and cleating lines

Docking alongside or bow/stern in

Anchoring

Understanding and using the Rules of the Road (Col Regs) to avoid potential collisions with sailboats under sail, sailboats under power, power boats and commercial vessels in channels and open waters, vessels under tow and other situations

Rank what is most important to you about taking a racing course (1 least important, 5 most important)

To win races as skipper when I get back home

5

4

3

2

1

To win races as crew when I get back home

5

4

3

2

1

To learn how to race more competitively

5

4

3

2

1

Just to learn how to race

5

4

3

2

1

To generally improve my sailing skills

5

4

3

2

1

To have fun on a sailing vacation

5

4

3

2

1

What type of crew do you like to race with most?

Highly competitive

Moderately competitive

Easy going, not competitive

Please answer the following questions:

Which of these knots are you comfortable tying:

Bowline

Clove hitch

Stopper knot

When sailing upwind are your sails:

Closehauled

Luffing

All the way out

Which of these are the five points of sail:

Downwind

Aft of abaft

Closehauled

Upwind

Close reach

Tight reach

A run

Beam reach

Broad reach

If the leeward jib telltale is fluttering, do you:

Trim the sail

Ease the sail

A wind shift towards the bow is called a:

Header

Lift

Tack

When your boat is hit by a puff of wind, does the apparent wind go:

Forward

Aft

Is a starting sequence:

Five minutes

Ten minutes

Is the “Zone” around the mark:

Two boat lengths

Three boat lengths

Are those boat lengths measured by:

The largest boat entering the zone

The boat nearest the mark

When you enter a harbor in U.S. waters should the green buoy be to your:

Right

Left

If your course heading is 225° are you sailing:

North

Northeast

West

Northwest

South

Southwest

East

Southeast

Does the apparent wind change with the boat’s speed and direction?

Yes

No

Have you calculated a Course to Steer (CTS) and Estimated Position (EP)?

Yes

No

Please tell us about your health and physical capabilities?

Do you have any physical problems that would make it difficult for you to:

None

Move around the boat

Steer

Pull on lines

Communicate easily

Please explain:

Are you currently going through treatment for an illness or have you had any major impairments such as a stroke, heart attack, or an injury that limits your flexibility, strength and ability to move about the boat with ease?:

Yes

No

Please explain:

Are you fully-vaccinated against COVID-19?

Yes

No

Other information needed

Unisex polo shirt size:

XS

S

M

L

XL

XXL

XXXL

Womens polo shirt size:

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

Arrival and departure information

Traveling By

Boat

Car

Plane

Arrival Date

MM slash DD slash YYYY

Arrival Time

Hours

:

Minutes

AM/PM

Departure Date

MM slash DD slash YYYY

Departure Time

Hours

:

Minutes

AM/PM

Shore Accommodations

If you have access to other accommodations (a vacation home, friends nearby) and are not purchasing that portion of the package, please tell us where you will be staying

Emergency Contact Information

Name

Phone

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