Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Recreation/Wind Surfing
| Wind Surfing | ||
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| Recreation General Conference |
Skill Level 2 | 
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| Year of Introduction: 1986 | ||
Contents
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The Wind Surfing Honor is a component of the Aquatic Master Award . |
1. Have the Intermediate Swimming Honor.
[edit | edit source]Instructions and tips for earning the Swimming - Intermediate honor can be found in the Recreation chapter.
2. Learn the meaning of the following terms
[edit | edit source]a. Across the wind
[edit | edit source]b. Backhand
[edit | edit source]c. Basic starting position
[edit | edit source]d. Beginner's checklist
[edit | edit source]e. Board control
[edit | edit source]f. Centerboard
[edit | edit source]g. Center line
[edit | edit source]h. Center plane
[edit | edit source]i. Clew
[edit | edit source]j. Forward
[edit | edit source]k. Forward hand
[edit | edit source]l. In
[edit | edit source]m. Jibe
[edit | edit source]n. Mast position
[edit | edit source]o. Out
[edit | edit source]p. Points of the clock
[edit | edit source]q. Sail trim
[edit | edit source]r. Self rescue
[edit | edit source]s. Scissor technique
[edit | edit source]t. Tack
[edit | edit source]u. Uphaul
[edit | edit source]v. Visual reference point
[edit | edit source]3. Know the names of the board parts and demonstrate how to rig your own sail.
[edit | edit source]4. Explain the basics of sailing theory.
[edit | edit source]5. Define and demonstrate the basic starting position.
[edit | edit source]6. Define and demonstrate the four steps to tacking.
[edit | edit source]7. Define and demonstrate the four steps to jibing.
[edit | edit source]8. List the seven starting sequence steps used to start a sailboard moving through the water.
[edit | edit source]9. Answer the following questions about safety
[edit | edit source]a. What safety equipment should be worn while wind surfing?
[edit | edit source]b. Why is it important to know the local weather forecast before going out on the water?
[edit | edit source]c. When first learning to windsurf, why is it important to be in an enclosed or protected area?
[edit | edit source]d. What are the hand signals for "Everything is okay" and "I need help"?
[edit | edit source]10. How should the sail and sailboard be cared for to keep them in good working order?
[edit | edit source]11. Successfully sail a sailboard to a visual point of reference and return to the starting position.
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]Categories:
- Book:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Honors
- Book:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book
- Book:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Skill Level 2
- Book:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Honors Introduced in 1986
- Book:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Recreation
- Book:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/General Conference
- Book:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Aquatic Master Award