{"id":331,"date":"2021-08-04T09:54:58","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T13:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcyc.qc.ca\/?page_id=331"},"modified":"2022-01-24T12:43:53","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T16:43:53","slug":"rate-your-skills","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pcyc.qc.ca\/en\/rate-your-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Rate Your Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Crew Sailing Self Assessment Tool<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please rate your sailing skills to classify yourself.  These questions are not meant to be intimidating.  PCYC skippers may ask for a rating as assistance to building a balanced crew. Place a tick mark \u221a<\/strong> next to the questions you answer YES and be completely honest. The intent is to help you increase your knowledge, skills and enjoyment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Add up all of your \u201cYES” answers and circle the rating that most closely applies. Scores are at the end!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

General Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
  1. Have you ever been on a sailboat before?<\/li>
  2. Do you have your PCOC?<\/li>
  3. Do you have appropriate sailing gear, e.g., deck shoes, gloves, foul weather gear, etc.<\/li>
  4. Are you subject to sea-sickness?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Boat Operation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    1. Can you furl a sail?<\/li>
    2. Do you know port from starboard?  Bow from stern?  Fore from aft?<\/li>
    3. Can you secure a line to a cleat properly?<\/li>
    4. Can you attach a fender properly?<\/li>
    5. Can you wrap, tail and crank a winch?<\/li>
    6. Have you been on the foredeck when the boat is underway?<\/li>
    7. Can you tie a bowline?<\/li>
    8. Can you tie a figure 8 knot?<\/li>
    9. Do you know what halyards and sheets are?<\/li>
    10. Can you attach the sails\/sheets or halyards without instruction?<\/li>
    11. Can you attach the sails\/sheets or halyards with instruction?<\/li>
    12. Do you know what the forestay and spreaders are?<\/li>
    13. Do you know what cunninghams and boom vangs are?<\/li>
    14. Can you trim sails properly without instruction?<\/li>
    15. Can you trim sails properly with instruction?<\/li>
    16. Can you describe the terms head, tack, clew, luff, foot, and leech?<\/li>
    17. Do you know what leeward and windward are?<\/li>
    18. Do you know how to cast off?<\/li>
    19. Do you know how to handle docking lines?<\/li>
    20. Can you set an anchor?<\/li>
    21. Can you head the boat into the wind for raising the sails?<\/li>
    22. Can you change the jibs\/reef the main in heavy weather?<\/li>
    23. Do you know what \u201chead up\u201d and \u201cbear off\u201d mean?<\/li>
    24. Do you know what a run is, a reach, a beat?<\/li>
    25. Can you tack\/jibe a boat?<\/li>
    26. Can you attach spring lines?<\/li>
    27. Can you handle the tiller\/wheel while going downwind?<\/li>
    28. Can you handle the tiller\/wheel going upwind?<\/li>
    29. Can you handle the tiller\/wheel in heavy weather?<\/li>
    30. Do you know what a weather helm is?  A lee helm?<\/li>
    31. Can you sail a boat by the tell-tales and\/or wind-vane?<\/li>
    32. Can you operate an outboard engine?<\/li>
    33. Can you operate an inboard engine?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Navigation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
      1. Can you read a compass?<\/li>
      2. Do you know the difference between a heading and a track?<\/li>
      3. Do you know basic right-of- way rules?<\/li>
      4. Can you be on the tiller or wheel for short periods of time?<\/li>
      5. Do you have knowledge of the basic buoying system; e.g., \u201cred right returning?\u201d<\/li>
      6. Can you read a chart plotter; e.g., Garmin, Raymarine?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Safety<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
        1. Can you put on a PFD (life jacket) properly?<\/li>
        2. Do you have a radio operator\u2019s certificate?<\/li>
        3. Can you use a fire extinguisher?<\/li>
        4. Do you know the man overboard (MOB) procedures?<\/li>
        5. Can you conduct a man overboard (MOB) procedure?<\/li>
        6. If something happens to the Skipper, can you take over the boat operation?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Add up all of your \u201cYES\u2019 answers and circle the rating that most closely applies:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          • 0-15: Novice<\/li>
          • 16-35: Intermediate<\/li>
          • 35-49: Experienced<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            Please rate your sailing skills to classify yourself.\u00a0 These questions are not meant to be intimidating.\u00a0 PCYC skippers may ask for a rating as assistance to building a balanced crew.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-331","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pcyc.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pcyc.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pcyc.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pcyc.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pcyc.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=331"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pcyc.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/331\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pcyc.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}