CANSail Instructor Training Module 2012
CANSail Dinghy Program
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Acknowledgements This manual was developed by the Canadian Yachting Association. CANSail Instructor Development Team 2011/12 Jen Braem (BC) Ashley Lethbridge (ON) Mike Leitch (AB) Steve McBride (BC) Erik Van der Pol (BC) Shayne Hall (Cadet) Andrew Moss (Moss Melien Inc) Samara Crothers (CYA) Sarah Case (CYA) Sailor Program Review Team 2011 Ken Dool (CYA) Dr. David Telles-Langdon (MB) Steve McBride (BC) Graham Fraser (ON) Paige Rankin (PE) Mike Milner (ON) Tine Moberg-Parker (BC) Chris Cook (ON) Paddy Boyd (CYA) Sarah Case (CYA)
CANSail Instructor Training Module copyright January 2012, Canadian Yachting Association, Canada
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Contents CANSail Intro ................................................................................................................................................................... 4 What program should last year’s sailors take? Where do I place new sailors? What should my 2012 programs be? ......... 7 Who can teach the CANSail levels? .................................................................................................................................. 9 What are the Prerequisites?............................................................................................................................................10 Transitioning from traditional Learn to Sail into CANSail .............................................................................................10 Sailing Prerequisites.............................................................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined. How the CANSail program works: ...................................................................................................................................11 Philosophy ..............................................................................................................................................................11 To Race or Not to Race ............................................................................................................................................11 Resources................................................................................................................................................................12 Instructor Pack ........................................................................................................................................................12 Checklists: ...............................................................................................................................................................12 Using the Checklists:................................................................................................................................................13 Lesson Plans............................................................................................................................................................14 Chutes & Wires ...............................................................................................................................................................17 Options for Chutes and Wires Course: .....................................................................................................................18 Questions?......................................................................................................................................................................18
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CANSail Intro What is CANSail? CANSail refers to Canada’s updated sailor training standards. CANSail Dinghy is CYA’s dinghy program for clubs to deliver across Canada. CANSail is a leading sail training initiative to foster performance in sailing and lifelong participation in the sport. Why CANSail? CYA traditional standards programming is tried and true, but exists unaltered from its establishment in 1973! CANSail is designed to be a set of progressive learn to sail standards focused on providing sailors with a solid foundation of core skills. It allows sailors to learn and progress in any type of boat and consolidates key skills and solid experiences before adding complex skills. How is CANSail rolling out in 2012? CANSail is ready to be delivered in 2012 at all sailing clubs, schools and camps in Canada. Even if you are delivering traditional programming in 2012 (White, Bronze), as long as Instructors are CANSail trained, they will be accessing the CANSail tools. Who is affected by CANSail implementation? Sailors in dinghy programs....will experience a new type of fun and learning! Scan for CANSail Training Module Video Instructors.... trained in CANSail will access the CANSail Instructor Tools! Clubs & Sailing Schools..... If you have registered with your PSA as a CANSail school with CANSail trained Instructors, your club will access tools and guidelines to administer and deliver the programming! Where can I get resources and tools? Check with your Provincial Sailing Association or sailing.ca to find out about accessing administration tools (online checklists & Technical Instructor Packs!) and Instructor training opportunities.
Why the change to CANSail? Implementation of Long Term Sailor Development Framework.
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Scan for CANSail Launch Video
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Programming specific to ages 5-8 years, in an Optimist Dinghy CANSail Wetfeet
Active Start stage of the LTSD
CANSail 1
Fundamental skill acquisition in any type of boat (single / double handed)
CANSail 2
Fundamental stage of the LTSD.
CANSail 3
CANSail 4
CANSail 5
CANSail 6
Applied skill acquisition in any type of boat (single / double handed) Learn to Sail Fast! stage of the LTSD.
Applied skill consolidation in any type of boat (single / double handed) Learn to Train stage of the LTSD.
CANSail Program Overview
CANSail
Chutes & Wires 1 CANSail
Specialized double handed performance skill consolidation Learn to Train stage of the LTSD.
Chutes & Wires 2
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What program should last year’s sailors take? Where do I place new sailors? What should my 2012 programs be?
CYA Traditional
CANSail
White Sail I
CANSail 1
Delivery Options Full days / Half days 1, 2, 4 Weeks
White Sail II
CANSail 2
Evenings / Weekends Opti
White Sail III Bronze IV
Singlehanded CANSail 3
Bronze V
CANSail 4
LTR Silver VI
CANSail 5
Gold VII CANSail 6
Club Race Teams
LTR
Doublehanded
Chutes & Wires 1 may run concurrent to CS 5 or following CS 5
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Course Selection Guide I am new and between 58 years old. I want to learn to sail and have fun around boats!
What program should I be in?
I have finished Wet Feet and want to keep sailing or I am over 8 and want to learn how to sail. I have finished CANSail 2 or 3 or have finished White Sail 3 or have some Bronze 4 or 5.
I have finished CANSail 3 or 4, or Bronze 5 or have some silver/gold.
I really like sailing a double handed boat and have finished CANSail 6, or I want to take CANSail 5 with Chutes & Wires 1. I am in the CANSail Programming past CANSail 3, and I really like racing!
I have completed CANSail 6, love sailing and want to teach sailing (pls see sailing skills prereq chart)
Wet Feet
CANSail 1 & 2
CANSail 3 & 4
CANSail 5 & 6
CANSail Chutes and Wires 1 & 2
Club Race Team
CANSail Instructor Training
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Who can teach the CANSail levels? 1- This module enables existing certified CYA instructors to teach CANSail levels. If your certifications are up to date, now that you’re here...you’re all set! 2- Any new instructors taking an instructor course in 2012 will receive the CANSail training.
CYA Traditional
CANSail
Who teaches
White Sail I
CANSail 1
White Sail Instructor CANSail trained to CANSail 1 & 2 Instructor
White Sail II
CANSail 2
White Sail III Bronze IV LTR Bronze V LTR Silver VI Gold VII
Bronze Sail Instructor & LTR Instructor CANSail trained to CANSail 3 & 4 Instructor
CANSail 3
CANSail 4
LTR Instructor CANSail trained to 5 & 6 Instructor
CANSail 5 CANSail 6
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Chutes & Wires 1 or 2
CYA BS Instructor, CS trained or CANSail Instructor, DH Module Trained
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What are the Prerequisites? Transitioning from traditional Learn to Sail into CANSail It will take time for every province and territory to transition to the CANSail program. Not every instructor will be able to transition in the next year. CYA therefore has a multiyear transition plan in place to allow all instructors to remain certified to teach while we all transition to CANSail. If you are an existing instructor, you will be grandfathered into the CANSail program as listed below.
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CANSail Instructor Training - Sailing Skill level prerequisites ▲3-4 year transition to new foundation skill level acquired prior to entering into instruction ▲Allows for maintenance of number of eligible candidates to accommodate staff requirements at our clubs and schools ▲Recommendations allow for program planning for potential instructor candidates ▲ Candidates are encouraged to achieve the recommended skill level standards prior to any instructor training courses
Minimum sailing skill level requirements for instructor eligibility CANSail 1 & 2 Instr CANSail 3 & 4 Instr CANSail 5 & 6 Instr Chutes & Wires 2012
Bronze IV
Bronze V
Recommended: Bronze V
Recommended: LTR or Silver
Bronze V & LTR or Silver CANSail 5
CANSail 3 2013
Bronze IV Recommended: CANSail 4 Bronze V or LTR or Silver
CANSail 4 Bronze V Recommended: CANSail 5 LTR or Silver
Bronze V & LTR or Silver Recommended: CANSail 6 & Chutes & Wires 1 if providing instruction in double handed boats
CANSail 5 CANSail 4 2014
Bronze V Recommended: CANSail 5 LTR or Silver
CANSail 5 2015
Bronze V & LTR or Silver Recommended: CANSail 6
CANSail 6
Bronze V Recommended: LTR or Silver
CANSail 5 Chutes & Wires 1 Bronze V & LTR or Silver Recommended: CANSail 6 Chutes & Wires 2
CANSail 5 Chutes & Wires 1
Bronze V & LTR or Silver Recommended: CANSail 6 & Chutes & Wires 1 if providing instruction in double handed boats
LTR & Silver Recommended: Chutes & Wires 2 if providing instruction in double handed boats
CANSail 6
CANSail 6
CANSail 6
LTR & Silver Recommended: Chutes & Wires 2 if providing instruction in double handed boats
& Chutes & Wires 2 if providing instruction in double handed boats
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LTR & Silver Recommended: CANSail 6 Chutes & Wires 2
Chutes & Wires 2
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How the CANSail program works: Philosophy CANSail follows an active and hands on philosophy to teaching sailing. Material is taught through games and activities as well as hands on demonstrations and role plays. The idea is to get sailors moving and active, and away from lecture style teaching as much as possible. This creates a fun and inclusive atmosphere for both instructors and sailors. Instructors have fun teaching and thus sailors have more fun learning. CANSail also treats sailing as a sport. As such, there is an increased emphasis on physical literacy and health. Sailors will participate in warm ups and games which should focus on physiological goals.
Exercise: LTSD Games and Warm Ups CANSail places a large emphasis on physical literacy and understanding the developmental needs of sailors. The schedules provided to you in your Instructor Packs recommend physical games and warm ups at the beginning of each morning or afternoon session. In pairs, choose a CANSail level appropriate game or warm up and lead it for the group. The corresponding LTSD characteristic are listed below to help guide you in choosing a game or warm up activity. CANSail 1 & 2 Stage: Fundamentals
CANSail 3 & 4 Stage: Learn to Sail Fast!
CANSail 5 & 6 Stage: Learn to Train
Guidelines: Active play 60 min/day Simple movement skills Participation Running Jumping Kicking Wheeling Twisting Throwing/Catching
Guidelines: Team building Endurance Strength (using own body) Speed Goals Early mental training
Guidelines: Aerobic capacity Speed training Strength Non-weight bearing aerobic activities Basic stretching
To Race or Not to Race Not all sailors want to race. This is perfectly normal. Not every child who signs up for soccer wants to join the World Cup. However, they still learn fundamental soccer skills and they still play soccer for fun. That is the theory behind CANSail as well. Not every sailor will want to race, but they will still learn fundamental sailing skills and they will still play. Sailors will learn strong technical skills and will play, scrimmage, and have fun in our sport. So let’s keep everyone, racer or non-racer, coming back!
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Resources In the traditional CYA programs, instructors were provided with a set of standards for each sailing level. Once an instructor was “trained,” he or she was free to go and teach this material. However, brand new instructors had to come up with their own weekly curriculums, lesson plans, and drill progressions prior to each sailing session. This is a big job for even seasoned instructors, and proved to be an enormous task for new instructors. The result was that instructors often struggled in their first season, and particularly each time they were assigned a new level to teach. The work load was heavy and at times, quality of the sailing lessons suffered as instructors learned their craft.
Instructor Pack Each CANSail level comes with an Instructor Pack. The packs contain all the resources that you need to teach the CANSail program. They include sample course schedules which are complete with guidelines for age specific warm ups, lesson plans, checklists, and a drill dictionary which describes how to run every drill that the Instructor Pack recommends. The pack is meant to be your one stop shop to provide you with the tools that you need to go out and run your first CANSail class. That being said, we always recommend that you go out and continue to develop your own skills as a sailor and as an instructor. The more that you develop yourself, the more that you’ll have to offer your sailors.
Checklists: The checklists are broken down into fundamental skills. The fundamental skills are repeated at each CANSail level. The idea is that sailors always work on the same skills, whether it be at the Opti Wet Feet level, or at the national team level. The difference is HOW they work on these skills. At each level, the skills become more refined, more applied, and sailors begin to work on the context for each skill, making it more demanding each time.
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Using the Checklists: Checklists are meant to be flexible. This means that sailors can complete skills as either helms or crews. If your program runs CANSail in Optis, then sailors will logically only complete the helm portion of the checklist. If your program runs in double handed boats, then sailors can earn checks in either the helm or crew columns…or both! This is because we realize that there is still a lot to be learned about sailing from the crew position, and so sailors have the opportunity to learn skills from either position. You will see that some boxes in the checklists have been blacked out. This is because a skill might only be able to be completed as either a crew or a helm. In this case, simply complete the skill in the box which is open. It’s also important to emphasize that in the case of a program using double handed boats, sailors will benefit from spending time in both the helm and the crew positions. It’s important that those sailors who gravitate towards crewing complete some skills as a helm, and vice versa.
“Sailors enrolled in double handed programs will benefit from spending time in both the helm and the crew positions.”
As mentioned above, the checklists are meant to be flexible. Sailors all develop at different rates, and so the idea is not to punish a sailor who develops more slowly than his or her peers, nor to hold a sailor back when he or she is ready to move on to the next stage of development. As an instructor, you may find that one of your sailors is very talented at tacking. This sailor may well be working on skills beyond the level for which he or she is enrolled. It’s perfectly acceptable for a CANSail 2 sailor to be working on their CANSail 2 checklist, but also working on a skill such as tacking at the CANSail 3 level. This is because we build on each skill at every level and so there is still a logical developmental progression being followed. Likewise, another sailor may be working on CANSail 4 skills, but be weak at stopping skills. This sailor can easily be working predominantly on the CANSail 4 checklist, but also CANSail 3 stopping skills. The benefit is that sailors can continue to develop while remaining in classes with their peers. There is no failing. There is only athlete centred development.
Sailors can complete skills as either helms or crews Each level builds on the fundamental sailing skills from the previous level
In many cases, they will complete skills as both helms AND crews
A level is complete when the sailor has checked either the crew or helm box for each task in the level
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Lesson Plans You probably remember learning all about lesson planning in your Fundamental Course, and then practising lesson planning in your technical course. Now, all lesson plans are provided for you. This will also be very helpful as we transition into CANSail programming, because you will find that there is new material which you may be unfamiliar with. You won’t have to spend hours researching the material because you can’t remember it from your own sailing lessons or because you’ve never seen it at all. It’s provided for you! Each lesson plan contains the following items: The lesson objective will describe the prescribed outcomes of the lesson. This is what sailors should be able to do by the end of the session.
Objective: Sailors will head up and bear off using double handed sheeting, smooth steering, and body weight to heel the boat when heading up. Sail(s) will be trimmed to match the rate of turn for a tactical rounding. Estimate of how much time should be allocated for briefing and on water
Time: 20 minutes on land, 2 hours on water Materials: Training boats, 4 marks, whistle
Materials list which includes everything that you need for briefing, sailing, and debrief
Content: Review the steps for bearing off. Categorize the steps into balance, sheeting, and steering. Demonstration: Lesson content is provided, Have sailors demonstrate the following: and guides you through the Skill breakdowns are main points of the briefing. included for all skills Double handed sheeting How to clear the mainsheet by raising your mainsheet hand and feeding it out through the mainsheet block. Skill Breakdown: Heading Up Lower centreboard/daggerboard, aim 1 boat length wide of the mark Trim outhaul, Cunningham, and vang Gently push tiller away from you Heel boat to leeward Holding tiller extension in back hand and main sheet in front hand, bring sheet to tiller hand Pull on sheet with tiller hand while reaching down with other hand. Grab sheet with front hand and sheet in. Pass sheet to tiller hand… **Crew trims jib so that it is always filled with wind. Try to match the rate at which the main is being trimmed Straighten out on a close hauled course and pump the boat flat (you should be right beside the mark now) Activity: In their own boats on shore, have sailors demonstrate heading up. Have them practise the following progression:
Suggested activities are included to help check for understanding
On Water:
Windward Leeward Course Head Up & Bear Off on the Whistle Paper Clip Drill Drill progressions compliment the skills which sailors are working on
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Exercise: CANSail module demo lessons: Below is a sampling of lessons which will likely be very new to instructors who come from the traditional CYA Learn to Sail program. Because some of this material is new to the curriculum, and was not a part of the traditional curriculum, instructors should have the opportunity to try teaching this material to the group. In pairs, look at the lesson plan provided and come up with an abbreviated briefing for the greater group. Then, as a group, discuss the material, any areas of confusion, and how the lesson might be further developed. This is an opportunity for learning and growth, so use the other instructors and learning facilitators in the room as a resource to help improve the lesson.
Lessons: CANSail 1 & 2 Skills
CANSAIL 1 CURRICULUM Intro Session
Use lesson: Sailing in a nutshell
Sail Trim
Use lesson: Sail to a Point
Head Up & Bear Off Tack
Use lesson: Heading Up & Bearing Off Use lesson: Tacking & Tiller Switch
Gybe
Pre-gybe tiller extension and switches tiller once gybe is complete (use lesson: Tacking & Gybing)
Stop & Go/Accelerate
Use lesson: Stopping & Starting
Seamanship: Capsizing
Use lesson: Capsizing
Seamanship: Docking Direction: Towing
Dock or land a boat safely at the sailing facility Use lesson: Steering
CANSAIL 2 CURRICULUM Balance
Use lesson: Review of Body Position
Balance:
Use lesson: Boat Balance
Sail Trim:
Use lesson: Sail Trim
Sail Trim
Use lesson: Reading Wind
Stop & Go/Accelerate
Use lesson: Down Speed Manoeuvering
Head Up & Bear Off
Use lesson: Sailing for Speed
Tack & Gybe Stop & Go/Accelerate Seamanship
Use lesson: Review of Tacking & Gybing Use lesson: Stop and Go Use lesson: Rules of the Road
Seamanship/Sail Trim
Use lesson: Reading Wind 2
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CANSail 3 & 4 Skills
CANSAIL 3 CURRICULUM Sail Trim
Use lesson: Sail Controls
Head Up & Bear Off Tack
Use lesson: Body Weight & Steering Use lesson: Clear Air
Gybe Stop
Use lesson: Tacking & Gybing Review Use lesson: Downspeed Sailing
Go/ Accelerate
Use lesson: Stopping & Starting
Seamanahip: Rule Tactics/Strategy
Use lesson: When Boats Meet Use lesson: Wind (Lifts & Headers)
Tactics/Strategy
Use lesson: Sailboat Racing 101
CANSAIL 4 CURRICULUM Balance:
Use lesson: Review Effects of Heel
Sail Trim
Use lesson: Reading Wind
Stop & Go/Accelerate
Use lesson: Stopping & Starting
Head Up & Bear Off
Use lesson: Heading Up & Bearing Off
Tack & Gybe Tack & Gybe
Use lesson: Opportunities to Tack and Gybe Use lesson: Double Tacks & Rodeos
Seamanship Tactics/Strategy
Use lesson: Rules Use lesson: Tide & Current
CANSail 5 & 6 Skills
CANSAIL 5 CURRICULUM Sail Trim
Use lesson: Sail Trim
Head Up & Bear Off Tack
Use lesson: Heading Up & Bearing Off Use lesson: Tacking and Gybing for Tactics
Direction
Use lesson: Driving in Waves
Stop/ Go
Use lesson: Review Stopping and Starting
Seamanship:
Use lesson: Rules Review
Tactics/Strategy Tactics/Strategy Tactics/Strategy
Use lesson: Shifts Use lesson: The Protest Process Use lesson: Tide and Current
CANSAIL 6 CURRICULUM Balance:
Use lesson: Weather Helm, Lee Helm, Neutral Helm
Sail Trim
Use lesson: Rake & Mast Heel Position
Sail Trim
Use Lesson: How a Sail Works
Head Up & Bear Off
Use lesson: Review of Mark Roundings
Stop/Go Seamanship
Use lesson: Review Starting Use lesson: Sail Repair
Tactics/Strategy
Use lesson: Meet Your Tuning Partner
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Chutes & Wires Chutes & Wires 1 and 2 are courses which specialize in the technical aspects of double handed sailing. The course was developed to maximize focus on double handed specific topics. Ideally suited to be run after CANSail 6, Chutes & Wires assumes that sailors have a solid foundation in fundamental sailing skills and thus focuses on the specifics of double handed, symmetrical spinnaker sailing. Sailors will now learn double handed specific skills later than they did in traditional Learn to Sail programs, but the idea is that with a more solid foundation of sailing fundamentals, they will actually learn their double handed skills more quickly and with greater success. In addition, some topics covered in Chutes & Wires tend to be more advanced than those in the traditional Learn to Sail courses. So what is included in the Chutes & Wires programme? Topics covered include:
Aren’t we learning double handed skills if we take CANSail 1-6 in double handed boats? Yes! We certainly are learning double handed skills if we take CANSail 1-6 in double handed boats. However, these skills are still fundamental sailing skills which can be transferred to any boat. Chutes & Wires skills such as spinnaker hoists, on the other hand, cannot be transferred to a single handed boat like a Laser or an Opti, and so belong in the specialized Chutes & Wires levels. Scan for Double Handed Video
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Options for Chutes and Wires Course: As Canada transitions from traditional Learn to Sail programming into CANSail, we realize that many sailors have had their hearts set on starting their double handed training at an earlier (Bronze 4) level. For this reason, Chutes & Wires is flexible. It can be run alongside CANSail 5 and 6 courses if sailors wish to incorporate double handed specific training skills along with applied skill acquisition. It’s important, however, to note that Chutes & Wires shout not be run before CANSail 5, because the courses build on that knowledge.
After CANSail 6: In this case, sailors learn all of their fundamental skills before specializing in a particular type of boat. The idea is that sailors will have a more solid foundation of sailing skills upon which to build their double handed sailing skills. The result will be that sailors learn the skills more quickly, and with better overall understanding. CANSail 5-6: In this case, sailors will take their Chutes & Wires 1 at the same time as CANSail 5 or 6, or their Chutes & Wires 2 along with CANSail 6. This method would be useful for sailors with a strong affinity for double handed sailing. Keep in mind, though, that Chutes & Wires is designed to build on CANSail 5 & 6 skills, and therefore should not be run beforehand. It’s also important to remember that sailors will be essentially combining two levels, and so it will be a much more rigorous course and take a bit longer to complete checklists.
Questions? You likely still have many questions about the CANSail program. If so, please feel free to contact your PSA or CYA about any questions that you might have regarding CANSail. Thank you for making the transition to CANSail, and for being a part of the evolution of sailing in Canada.
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