Due to the weather-dependant nature of the sport, you are guaranteed to have at least a couple non-sailing days throughout a course or season. When that happens, it is great to have an idea of what you will fill your sailors time with that is both constructive learning, and fun. This is by no means an exhaustive list, get creative and have fun!
- Knots (then knot relay)
- Racing/right of way rules
- The more advanced the sailors, the more advanced the rules
- Can use online quiz
- Games
- Minute to win it
- phobia
- hangman
- pictionary
- sardines
- sailing jeopardy
- name the boat part
- human statues
- photo scavenger hunt
- mario balloon battle
- 4 square
- Fitness
- Soccer
- Kickball
- Dodgeball
- Tag (many different versions)
- Capture the Flag
- With older sailors, can do short run plus workout
- Videos
- Team building
- Human knot
- Floating broomstick
- Airplane Crash
- Rigging and technical tuning, tension, sail controls, CLR, etc.
- Repairs and maintenance
- Nutrition
- Mindfulness and psychology of sport
- Yoga
- Meditation
- Flight or fight in competition, training the brain
- Physics of sailing
- Boat ride/ harbour tour
- Set goals with sailors
- Guest Speaker