This is a great drill for a first lesson or the first time trying out a new boat. Get sailors…
Category: Level 1
Flower Drill
This drill is a modification of the Moving Sausage. In the Flower Drill, the coach boat can go wherever, and…
Chase the Buoy
A fun modification to follow the leader, chase the buoy gets sailors going as fast as possible without even realizing…
Tow Line
Great for a first lesson or younger kids, a tow line can teach steering and get kids used to the…
Treasure Hunt
This game is great for Level 1 and school groups in Optis, but it works best in lakes and low…
Follow the Leader
This is a good drill especially for Learn to Sail, as you can work on whatever your group most needs…
The Moving Sausage
This drill is a modification of the Reaching Sausage. With this one, the coach boat becomes the second mark, and…
Paperclip Drill
In this drill, start out with a reaching sausage. Then when you blow the whistle, sailors sail up to the…
Windward/Leeward
Windward/leewards make great collectors, as well as the next upwind step for Level 1s after a windward triangle. They are…
Ball Tag
Great for Level 1, 2, 3, and beyond. Classic game of ball tag is when whoever has the ball is…