Resources
Fleet
Listing of all boat in our fleet
Safety
Seamanship
Kids Sailing - From Seattle Yacht Club
Washington State Boater Education Card Boater Safety Course (free; required for keelboat skippers and highly recommended for all RSC members)
Your First Sail (free sailing course to orient new crew)
Tying a Stopper Knot (video)
Tying a Cleat Hitch (video)
Tying a Bowline (video)
Catalina Capri 14.2 Owner’s Manual and Rigging Guide
Rigging & Sailing Catalina Capri 14.2
Rudderless (Sailing) in Seattle (video)
Capsize Recovery (video)
Big Lines, Little Lines (control lines and sheets as they relate to sail trim)
LifeSling (video)
LifeSling Hoist Practice (video)
Docking: Ideal Approach Under Sail (video)
Returning to the Dock Under Power (video)
Docking Drills Under Power (video)
Departing from a Slip Under Power (video)
How to Coil and Stow Braided Lines & Rope (video)
How to Tidy Up Lines Onboard (video)
How to Trim Sails (Carol Hasse video)
How to Trim the Headsail (Carol Hasse video)
How to Trim the Mainsail (Carol Hasse video)
How to Sail with a Spinnaker on a Small Sailboat (video)
Gybing with a Symmetric Spinnaker (article & video)
Extending the Life of Your Sails
Just for Fun
Physics of Sailing (video)
Vixen’s Voyage (family sailing around the world)
Weather
Weather (National Weather Service)
Weather (Weather Underground)
Graphical Forecast (National Weather Service)
Wind Forecast Map (click play button for animation)
Navigation
How to “Lock Through” the Hiram M. Chittenden/Ballard Locks
Seattle Area Bridges (vertical clearances, opening procedures, opening times)
U.S. Coast Guard Notice to Mariner for Washington State (current activities affecting navigation such as bridge construction, dredging, chart discrepancies, aids to navigation)
Chandleries & Parts/Supplies
Fisheries Supply (set up your Fisheries Supply Account to get the Renton Sailing Center member discount)
Hobie Cats Northwest (parts/supplies)