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The Basics of Victory Sailing III
Torrey Pines Sailing Club
Sailing from Island Palms Marina
on Shelter Island
San Diego, CA
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Ready the Jib
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 Run the Jib Sheets
 Outside of everything
including the shrouds.
 Through the jib block
on the track.
 Tie a figure 8 knot in
the bitter end to
prevent the sheet from
feeding back through
the block when you
tack.
 When a figure 8 knot
jams in the jib block,
you will be able to
pull it out and untie it
easily.
Figure 8
knot
Rail
mounted Jib
Block
Jib Sheet
The Bitter End
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The Bowline
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 The bowline is probably the most useful knot used
by sailors. There are many ways to tie it and the
videos are on line. They generally require a
number of visual queues to get the knot tied. The
method described here tends to become muscle
memory and easy to do without seeing what you
are doing. This skill is particularally useful when
you are sailing at night.
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Incoming
Line
The Bitter  Start as shown
 The incoming
End
line in one hand
and the bitter end
in the other. Keep
your index
fingers straight.
 Don’t let the
incoming line
slide off the front
of your index
finger.
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 Cross the line
 Roll your right wrist
with the bitter end
inward.
 Put your right thumb
under the incoming
line.
 Keep your index
fingers straight.
 Don’t let the
incoming line slide
off the front of your
index finger.
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 Cross the line
 Keep your index
fingers straight.
 Don’t let the
incoming line slide
off the front of your
index finger.
 Pinching the
incoming line and
bitter end with your
bitter end thumb.
 Roll your bitter end
wrist out.
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 Make a loop in the
incoming line.
 When you roll your
wrist outward still
pinching the incoming
line with your bitter end
thumb you will form a
loop in the incoming
line and the bitter end
and index finger should
be through that loop.
 Pinch the incoming line
loop with your
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incoming line thumb.
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 Make a loop in the
incoming line.
 Hold the incoming line
loop with your
incoming line thumb.
 The bitter end should be
going through the hole
as shown.
 This frees up your bitter
end hand to finish the
knot.
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 Finish the knot
 The bitter end goes
around the back of
the incoming line
and through the
incoming line loop.
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 Finish the knot
 The bitter end goes
around the back of
the incoming line
and through the
incoming line loop.
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 Finish the knot
 The bitter end goes
around the back of
the incoming line
and through the
incoming line loop.
 To tighten the knot,
pull on the
incoming line and
the large loop.
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Start
Pinch loop
with incoming
line with thumb
Cross
End around
& through
Pinch with
bitter end
thumb
Roll &
Hold
To Set – pull
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Incoming & Big Loop
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The Clove Hitch
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 The clove hitch is
used on things that
don’t roll.
 Boom
 Mast
 Stanton Posts
Great for the fenders
on the Catalina
 The arm of you
chair.
Do it!
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The Reef Knot
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 Reef Knot or Square Knot
 Jams tight and difficult to untie after it jams.
 It is like tying your shoes without the bow. Right over
left then left over right or vice versa.
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3
Right over Left and Wrap
Left over Right and Wrap
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4
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When the knot is competed the two incoming lines should be on one side of the
knot and the two bitter ends should be on the other. If not, you probably have a
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“Graney Knot” that won’t hold.
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Using a Cleat
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Half
Hitch
 Using a cleat:
 Start with the incoming line
under the cleat and the bitter end
in your hand.
 Wrap in a circular fashion
 Follow with a figure 8 pattern
 Finish with a half hitch except on
sheets.
For a half hitch, the bitter end of the
line is under the last loop.
This is a locking knot.
This should not be used on sheets
where a quick release is often
necessary.
For the
Jib Sheets
Halyards &
Dock Lines
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Coiling Lines
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 Coil the halyard
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Coiling Lines
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 Coil the halyard
 Take one of the
loops.
 Pull it out
 Around the coil
 Through the
coil where your
fingers are
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 Coil the halyard
 Take on of the
loops.
 Pull it out
 Around the coil
 Through the
coil where your
fingers are.
 Hang the loop
on the cleat.
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Coiling Lines
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 Coil the
mainsheet
 Take about 3
feet of the bitter
end.
 Pull it out
 Around the coil
 Through the
coil where your
fingers are
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Clove
Hitch
 Coil the
mainsheet
 Take about 3
feet of the bitter
end.
 Pull it out
 Around the coil
 Through the
coil where your
fingers are
 Tie a clove
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On the Dock & Deck
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 Swedish Coils
 Start at the
center
 Use you hand
to keep it flat.
 It gets faster as
it gets bigger
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The Outboard Motors
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 Much of the time you will
be depending on the motor
to get around.
 Light air in the morning and
evening.
 Getting out from the docking
area.
 Coming home through the
Shelter Island Channel
 Understanding the operative
parts of the motor helps.
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Getting out of the Slips
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Leaving the Dock
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 How do you get the boats away from the docks?
 Due to the closeness of the boats we are required
to use the outboard motors when leaving the dock.
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Leaving the Dock
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 You can turn the boat around using the bow and stern lines being
careful not to bang the boats together.
 You can use the motor to turn the boat around but go slow.
 Turn the motor more than 90° CC.
 Release all the lines and poles except for the bow line on your boat. Feed
the bowline around the head stay of the adjacent boat so the crew can hold
toe bow near the boat while you turn and then release it.
 Turn the throttle to rev the motor and engage the centrifugal clutch
to get the boat moving then throttle down so you go slow
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Getting out of the Slips
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San Diego Bay
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Shelter Island Yacht Basin
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Channels from the Yacht Basin to S.D. Bay
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 Pump out stations
 Police/Customs
 Side channel
 Main channel
 Depth Grading Lines
 Rocks
 6 ft (1 ftm)
 12 ft (2 ftm)
 18 ft (3 ftm)
 24 ft (4 ftm)
 ftm = Fathom
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Shelter Island Yacht Basin
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 Coming home there are
fewer options.
18 ft high pile
 The side channel isn’t
marked & distances are
difficult to judge.
 The main channel is the
only safe option under
power or sail.
 A new red flashing nun
buoy has been added
Green Light Radar Reflector 22 foot high on 3 piles
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SDYC Slips
SWYC
Slips
22’ pile with
Radar Reflector  Coming home there are
fewer options.
& Green Light
direction of main
 The side channel isn’t
harbor entrance
marked & distances are
& Flashing Red
difficult to judge.
Buoy
 The main channel is the
only safe option under
power or sail.
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Green
Topped Pile
(Post)
SDYC
Slips
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Outboard Motors
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 Victories
 Honda 2HP
 Newport
 Suzuki 5 HP
(2 cycle gas/oil)
 Dependent
 Tohatsu 6HP
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TPSC Outboard Motor Features
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Honda
Suzuki
Tohatsu
Boat
Victory
Newport
Dependent
Kill Switch & Lanyard
Yes
Yes
Yes
Gas Cap & Tank
Yes
External
External
Gas 4 Stroke
Gas/Oil 2
Stroke
Gas 4 Stroke
Gas Valve/Primer Bulb
Lever/No
No/Bulb
No/Bulb
Air Valve
On Motor
External
External
Choke
Pull Knob
Pull Knob
Pull Knob
Handle
Handle
Handle
Centrifugal
Clutch & 360°
Rotation
Fwd N Rev
& 200°
Rotation
Fwd N Rev
& 140°
Rotation
Yes
Yes
Yes
Fuel
Throttle
Shifting and Rotation –
Victories-for reverse turn
the motor around.
Sheer Pin
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What’s That
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Gas Valve
Air Vent
Gas Cap
Pull Cord
Choke
Throttle
Cutoff
Clamps
Spare propeller
sheer pins and
cotter pins
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Starting the Outboard Motors
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 Lower the outboard motor
 Check to see that the
motor mount is tight.
 Check the gas:
 Victory - Honda - Gas
 Newport - Suzuki
– Gas/Oil 50:1
 Dependent Tohatsu - Gas
 Open the gas valve
 Open the air valve
 Close the choke
 Move the Throttle to the
Start Position;
 As marked or
 1/3 of full throttle
 Pull the recoiling starting
rope handle.
 Open the choke
 Adjust the throttle.
 Put it in gear on the
Newport or Dependent
 Your Off!
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Lifting the Motor
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 Release the Catch
 There is a catch on this side
of the outboard motors. The
catch is at the mounting
brackets. Pull it out or lift it
up to release the catch. Move
the motor up or down.
Mounting
Clamps
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MIND THE CLAMPS!!
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 The clamps tend to come
loose.
 The racers remove the
motors during races.
 The wood the motors are
mounted on swells and
shrinks with moisture
levels.
 The motors vibrate.
 Check the clamps every
time you go out before
you pull the rope.
In 2005 the top Victory Sailor in S.D. set a record by
dropping two motors in the water in one day.
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Kill Switch / Engine Stop Switch
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Dead Man
Switch
Push the RED button to kill the engine.
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Gas Cap
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 Check the gas.
 There is no
gage
 Use the correct
gas.
The wrong
gas causes
engine
problems
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The Air Valve
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 Open the air
valve.
 It is designed to
keep moisture
out and the gas
in when the
motor is not in
use.
 The motor will
run for about 3
minutes if you
forget this.
 The air vent
can vibrate
closed while
in operation.
 The engine dies
every 3
minutes, you
fool with it for a
while, and it
starts.
 Open the air
vent and all will
be fine.
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Gas Valves
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Honda
Back of the Engine
The gas valve must be opened for
the engine to operate. It is
almost impossible to start the
engine if the gas valve is closed
and if you do start it, it won’t run
for long.
Open
Closed
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Operating the Throttle and Choke
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Open
Closed
Move the throttle to about
1/ to 1/ of full throttle
3
2
Close the choke when
starting a cold engine.
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Sheer Pin Replacement
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Sheer Pin
Goes through the
shaft and connects
the propeller to the
shaft. If the
propeller hits
something solid, the
sheer pin will brake
minimizing damage
to the propeller.
Shaft
Shaft
Two Spare Sheer
Pins & Two
Spare Cotter
Pins
Cotter Pin
Keeps the prop from
slipping off the end
of the shaft.
Propeller
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You probably will never break anything
that someone has not broken before.
While
teaching a
water
lesson, our
commodore
managed to
break the
traveler on
one boat and
the boom
vang on a
second boat.
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Things to Remember
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 Safety First
 Go Slow – especially when leaving or entering the
marina.
 Ask for help.
 Log the problems….we need to keep Mike Hoppe &
crew busy.
 You will not find anything to break that hasn’t been broken
before.
 Come to the maintenance parties.
 Fellowship, Educational, Cost savings.
 Think about racing …. hone your skills.
 Have fun – that’s what this is all about.
 Tell a friend – it is more fun with them.
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The Water Lessons
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 Weekends are best for most instructors.
 Weekday or week night lessons can be arranged.
 Saturdays are preferred by the instructors over Sundays.
 Time
 One class per day
 11:00 to 15:00 (3:00 PM)
 Two classes per day
 10:00 to 13:00 (1:00 PM)
 13:00 to 16:00 (1:00 PM to 4:00 PM)
 Arrangement
 David Kempton is the water lesson chief (coordinator)
 David Kempton, Home 858.453.8642, Cell 619.602.1897
davidkempton@sbcglobal.net
 If not available call Fred MacDougall Cell 858 943 1107
 1 to 3 students & 1 instructor in a Victory
 Exchange cell phone numbers
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