What does the Water Safety Clinic involve?
The Water Safety Clinic takes place in a swimming pool, and covers some basic capsize, swimming, first aid, and cold-water survival skills. Participants will be asked to tread water for five minutes, swim 100 meters (4 lengths) while wearing a life jacket, swim 50 meters (2 lengths) without a life jacket, put on a life jacket while in the water, climb out of the pool unassisted, and practice swimming out from under a sail in the water. There will also be brief lessons in artificial respiration and cold-water survival. This clinic is for the safety of all members. Albacore, Laser, and Hobie Cat sailboats have all been known to capsize, and learning to right a capsized boat is a required skill in all of our courses. All new members must attend a Water Safety Clinic.
