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Ă̄t؇ࠅऊଂఌrఋthrఎ ༈؊ࠄt Ăy to answeȄall the underlined questions; most aȋ easy but some aȋ tough. ᜁ᠙ this page is ᬈot* a ᰍow- to” oȄsubstitute for listening to your instȎctor or for ȋading the Hoofer ᠐ndsuȟing Manual! iq ;w؇ࠊtwmwࠔᔖrఋtwB w tt 1. Check wind speed and diȋction. ✂e you ȇted for the conditions? 2. ⨆Ȅthe cuȂent wind diȋction, what could be challenging foȄa windsuȟeȨ Remember that on a south wind day the conditions near shoȋ and in the mooȐng field can be notoȐously unpȋdictable. ( ᠍y? 3. How cold aȋ the air and wateȨ ✅ Hoofeȉ a wetsuit is mandatoȃ if the water temperature is below ____ degȋes. It's advisable if the air + water is below ____ degȋes. 4. 㔐gn out at the ᜆathouse , not only foȄyour safety but also to ȋcoȏ how much ouȄequipment is being used. Donㄅ foȕet to gȇb and wear a lifejacket –- it happens too often. ;q ᠙༂̚wకt*“ࠊt“ఎtqqq tt 1. Ăeat it like itㄉ youȉ. 㤇ddle away fȆm pieȉ, pins, and boats. ✈d donㄅ let any gear touch the concȋte. ✌so, your sail should be the last thing out of the building and the fiȉt thing back in. ( ᠍y? 2. 㨋ep our windsuȟing deck and suȂoundings clean and attȇctive. 㤐ck up tȇsh even if it isnㄅ youȉ. Have you heaȏ of the ᰔȆken windows” theoȃ? -q iకr*r̜gwt”t܌tB“ఎ tt 1. Make a game plan for your session: Decide what skillⰉⴄto focus on today. ćcks, balance, jibes, haȈess, fȋestyle ... ? Map out youȄȆute: launching, navigating the mooring field, tacking upwind, ȋtuȈing to the pieȖ Making Ⰷnd keeping) a ȋasonable plan is a maȦ of your pȆgȋss as a windsuȟeȖ 2. Go to the bathȆom Ⰶn land pleaseⴙ hydȇte, and use sun pȆtection. 3. ᜋfoȋ you bȐng youȄsail in oȄout of the Lake Lab think which side of it you want to be on. ( ᠍y? 4. ᜋfoȋ you launch: ᠍ich end of the deck should you toss your sail in fȆm? ᠍y? How high or low should you aim youȄsail toss? ( ᠍y? 5. ᜋfoȋ caȂying youȄboaȏ back into the Lake Lab decide which end should go in fiȉt. ( ᠍y? ⴄ✈d hang youȄboom on the coȂect Ⰼong oȄshoȅ) ȇck. fq iకr*r̜gwt”ta tt అᔖwth“ᔊn tt 1. 㤌an each uphaul befoȋ you do it. čis is especially cȎcial if your sail is windwaȏ of youȄboaȏ. ᠍eȋ does the boaȏ point now and wheȋ do you want it eventually to point? ᠍ich side of the boaȏ do you want your sail to be on? Uphaul slowly , especially the last bit when the clew leaves the wateȖ 2. ᠍en falling in becomes inevitable: Often itㄉ best to hang on to the boom until you oȄyouȄsail hit the wateȖ čis decȋases your chance of being injuȋd by the boom or mast. 3. Loosen up! Donㄅ fight! Move! ExpeȐment! a) 㤆stuȋ-- back stȇight Hunching oȄbending over wastes eneȕy and impaiȉ balance. 㤌us, you㄂e asking for lower back pain. b) 㤆stuȋ䌟lexed knees vs locked knees. Ăy Ԇa ns : ਅe hundondlioq lula;nq eml਍ n stelbsԎodhs nondlgyl.oshli;Bq W qn ᤔᨓ ᬍusluԄlsh lyԒblunW B;nb“ c) In low wind, neutȇl position is youȄfȐend. ( ᠍y not in high wind? ⴄ㔆 donㄅ Ȏsh out of neutȇl d) Look ahead and pȋpaȋ for waves and puffs. e) Try Ԇa ns lਅel.;ԑondle;gt buoil-;Ԅ”lu-s”l;gsl᤟b.ondlsh W;;tl;y n‚”lonl᤟b.ondlsh W;;tlBi;b W‚ . ᠍at happens in each of these 4 cases? ⱄouㄌl keep adjusting your sail foȄthe ȋst of youȄwindsuȟing life.) f) ᠋iȏness: ᰰㄓ on a beam ȋach but not moving!” 䐆u may be ᰉtalled” because you㄂e ;H t ᴉheeted; tȃ swinging the door _____. g) Donㄅ glue youȄfeet to your boaȏ. Move ㄋm and use ㄋm. ᠆Ȧ back Ⱀn higher wind) and foȅh Ⱀn lower windⴖ Try Ԇa ns MlਅelbyԄuWond e;gԌ- sl-uԌuyuԉml⌐b;lste bho-sondlsh als;l;n lboW l;tlsh ;sh ԓ hp Try Ԇa ns Mlਅelbho-sondle;gt hunWbl;nlsh l1;;a”lunlonBhl;t b;l-;ԖuԘl;tl1uBq.uԘl;t s;d sh tl;tluyuԉml Does this make a difference? 4. 㤂eᴲisualize youȄmaneuveȉ. Decompose, say, a tack into a sequence of steps and imagine what youㄌl do and feel at each step. Execute the ȋal maneuver only after youㄲe imagined the whole sequence befoȋhand. čis even works at home oȄon the bus oȄif you㄂e boȋd at a paȅy. 5. ᠍y do I get blown downwind so fast? ✈sweȉ: Ⱔⴄyou canㄅ point as high on the wind clock as a sailboat can, and Ⱙⴄwhenever you㄂e uphauling oȄnot sailing you㄂e automatically dȐfting fuȅher downwind. ✈tidote: 㤂acticing eveȃthing above will help you stay upȐght longer.  జBBb tt 1. Donㄅ be bashful about asking for Ȑgging advice oȄfoȄhelp caȂying a board or sail. 99% of Hoofeȉ and instȎctoȉ aȋ moȋ than happy to help. ⨆Ȅthat matter be one of those 99% by offeȐng your assistance to otheȉ. ᠍at goes aȆund comes aȆund. 2. In addition to the gȋat instȎction and ȋsouȠes at Hoofeȉ you can find lots of instȎctional material on the InteȈet. če leaȈing never ends... 3. Do you have any suggestions for this page? ⱁmail info@happystoic.com) ᜇऋdІࠄȋ܌ЅȐ܌ऄ܈༄Ԃနฌ܅ဆࠉЇԄԍ଄℆؟ଂеܐఐࠕХఎb ⤾Т܃Щ䤤␙ъଂऐ؈Фᘤ3 č܈☉Ѕ؄ԍ଄⥉䥆ᴩ䤤␄℆؟ଂЊဈ༉ขἐࠕАࠉԂภԐ؈Ѕଇጉ