We will learn docking under motor, the use of prop walk and springing off a windward pier.

Event Information:Siege, Sassafras and Rhubarb are Tartan 10’s, 33ft fractional rig sloops designed for racing. They are the largest boats in the hoofer fleet and have raced on the Great Lakes! Lessons will focus on basic seamanship as well as learning racing skills such as sailing under spinnaker, fine tuning sail trim, reading the wind and geometry of a course and timing a start. Please bring your rating progress form for check off after the lesson. If you have areas you would like to focus on, please let your instructor know. You can find the progress forms and other instructional material at hoofersailing.org/manuals

Lessons proceed in all weather conditions except thunderstorms, your instructor may have on-land discussions about sailing theory or advanced topics if the weather doesn’t permit sailing.

Location: This lesson will meet under the yellow canopy next to the lake lab. If you are unable to find your instructor, or if there is inclement weather, please check in with the Outdoor UW Office.

Prerequisite: Intro to Keelboat or Badger Sloop rating

Suggested reading is U.S. Sailing Basic Keelboat, Basic Cruising, Bareboat Cruising, available in the Outdoor Programs Office.

Event Information: This three hour lesson will introduce you to the basics of windsurfing and the equipment you will use during your windsurfing lessons. Instructional topics will include safety, board terminology, wind theory, simulator work and rigging and derigging of equipment . Sailing experience is not necessary, but will be useful. Please be prepared to spend time on the water if time allows. 

Location: This lesson will meet under the yellow canopy next to the lake lab. If you are unable to find your instructor, or if there is inclement weather, please check in with the Outdoor UW Office.

Prerequisites: Ground School Attendance Rating

Students who take this lesson will gain an understanding of introductory windsurfing sailing.

Hey Mountaineers,

This event serves to coordiante my office hours. My office hours will occur both virtual (via Zoom meeting ID: 667 448 9455) and in-person. I'll always try to be present in the Hoofer offices (glass door to the right of OutdoorUW desk), but may be floating around Mendota Lodge and the HMC Gear Locker. The easiest way to track me down would be to text me at (414) 343-9365, and I'll be checking my e-mail (mountaineering@hoofers.org) during this time too.

Office hours are meant for anyone to connect with me, and you could do the following:

• Test gear ratings
• Checkout gear
• Return gear
• Learn how to lead trips
• Ask questions
• Voice feedback
• Just about anything else...

See you there,

Peter Matthews (He/Him)

President - Hoofer Mountaineering Club

(414) 343 - 9365

mountaineering@hoofers.org

Event Information: This lesson will focus on proper rigging, policy and techniques for sailing RS Zests with a Jib. This short on land clinic requires a Zest rating and but will not have any on water time.

Location: This lesson will meet under the yellow canopy next to the lake lab. If you are unable to find your instructor, or if there is inclement weather, please check in with the Outdoor UW Office.

Prerequisites: Zest Rating 

Event Information: This three hour lesson will review the topics of the Intro to Dinghy Sailing lesson and focus on the rigging and sailing of the Badger Tech. Students should expect to spend time on the water during this lesson and dress accordingly. Most students take this course once or twice before moving on to the Learner Dinghy Practical. 

Location: This lesson will meet under the yellow canopy next to the lake lab. If you are unable to find your instructor, or if there is inclement weather, please check in with the Outdoor UW Office.

Prerequisites: Intro to Dinghy Attendance Rating.

Students who take this lesson will be working toward earning their Tech Light rating. It may take several lessons to achieve proficiency in the skills that constitute the rating. Ratings are issued at the discretion of the Instructor.

Hello Hoofer Outing Club, and welcome new members! 

I want to make you aware of this upcoming webinar: “Voices of National Leadership in Anti-Racism in the Outdoors” 

https://nelson.wisc.edu/events/everyones-earth-voices-national-leadership-anti-racism-outdoors/ 
 

Two of the webinar’s organizers are here at UW Madison! 

James Edward Mills is a journalist and an instructor at the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. His work can be found at The Joy Trip Project (https://joytripproject.com/), and he teaches a UW Madison class called “Outdoors for All.” 

Christopher Kilgour is in the Division of Information Technology (DoIT). You can hear about Christopher Kilgour and his organization Color in the Outdoors here: https://madison365.com/black-oxygen-christopher-kilgour/  

Register for the Zoom webinar through the “Register” button here: https://nelson.wisc.edu/events/everyones-earth-voices-national-leadership-anti-racism-outdoors/ 

(No need to sign up on this event)

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Everyone should also know that there is a DEI-focused Hoofer group called Hoofer Ambassadors: https://www.hoofers.org/about-hoofer-ambassadors 

Personally, I consider it my responsibility as a trip leader to seek out ways to make my trips more inclusive, and I hope that everyone else, trip leader or participant, does so as well. 

Pre-requisite: Intro to Keelboat or Badger Sloop rating

Location: Meet under the Yellow Canopy

Suggested reading is U.S. Sailing Basic Keelboat, Basic Cruising, Bareboat Cruising, available in the Outdoor Programs Office.

Salam is an Ericson 26 and her name comes from the Arabic word meaning "Peace." She is part of the club's cruising keelboat fleet and lessons will focus on cruising and general sailing skills including care and use of the inboard diesel engine, sailing with a roller furler jib, and ensuring the crew has a safe and enjoyable sail.

Lessons proceed in all weather conditions except thunderstorms, your instructor may have on-land discussions about sailing theory or advanced topics if the weather doesn’t permit sailing. Dress appropriately; expect cooler temperatures on the lake.

Please bring you rating progress form for check off after the lesson. If you have areas you would like to focus on, please let your instructor know. You can find the progress forms and other instructional material at hoofersailing.org/manuals

Event Information: This two and a half hour on-land lesson will cover the basics of sailing and introduce you to two of the Hoofer Sailing Club’s introductory boats, the Badger Techs and RS Zests. Instructional topics will include boat vocabulary, basic sailing principles, knots, and rigging (setting up) both types of boat. Students will not be in boats during this lesson and are welcome to wear regular clothes instead of sailing clothes.

Location: This lesson will meet under the yellow canopy next to the lake lab. If you are unable to find your instructor, or if there is inclement weather, please check in with the Outdoor UW Office.

Prerequisites: Ground School Attendance Rating.

Students who take this lesson will be issued the Intro to Dinghy Attendance Rating

Event Information: This three hour lesson will review the topics of the Intro to Dinghy Sailing lesson and focus on the rigging and sailing of the RS Zest. Students should expect to spend time on the water during this lesson and dress accordingly. Most students take this course once or twice before moving on to the Learner Dinghy Practical. 

Location: This lesson will meet under the yellow canopy next to the lake lab. If you are unable to find your instructor, or if there is inclement weather, please check in with the Outdoor UW Office.

Prerequisites: Intro to Dinghy Attendance Rating.

Students who take this lesson will be working toward earning their Zest Light rating. It may take several lessons to achieve proficiency in the skills that constitute the rating. Ratings are issued at the discretion of the Instructor.

Event Information: This three hour lesson will review the topics of the Intro to Dinghy Sailing lesson and focus on the rigging and sailing of the Badger Tech. Students should expect to spend time on the water during this lesson and dress accordingly. Most students take this course once or twice before moving on to the Learner Dinghy Practical. 

Location: This lesson will meet under the yellow canopy next to the lake lab. If you are unable to find your instructor, or if there is inclement weather, please check in with the Outdoor UW Office.

Prerequisites: Intro to Dinghy Attendance Rating.

Students who take this lesson will be working toward earning their Tech Light rating. It may take several lessons to achieve proficiency in the skills that constitute the rating. Ratings are issued at the discretion of the Instructor.

Event Information: This three hour lesson will review the topics of the Intro to Dinghy Sailing lesson and focus on the rigging and sailing of the Badger Tech. Students should expect to spend time on the water during this lesson and dress accordingly. Most students take this course once or twice before moving on to the Learner Dinghy Practical. 

Location: This lesson will meet under the yellow canopy next to the lake lab. If you are unable to find your instructor, or if there is inclement weather, please check in with the Outdoor UW Office.

Prerequisites: Intro to Dinghy Attendance Rating.

Students who take this lesson will be working toward earning their Tech Light rating. It may take several lessons to achieve proficiency in the skills that constitute the rating. Ratings are issued at the discretion of the Instructor.

Event Information:Siege, Sassafras and Rhubarb are Tartan 10’s, 33ft fractional rig sloops designed for racing. They are the largest boats in the hoofer fleet and have raced on the Great Lakes! Lessons will focus on basic seamanship as well as learning racing skills such as sailing under spinnaker, fine tuning sail trim, reading the wind and geometry of a course and timing a start. Please bring your rating progress form for check off after the lesson. If you have areas you would like to focus on, please let your instructor know. You can find the progress forms and other instructional material at hoofersailing.org/manuals

Lessons proceed in all weather conditions except thunderstorms, your instructor may have on-land discussions about sailing theory or advanced topics if the weather doesn’t permit sailing.

Location: This lesson will meet under the yellow canopy next to the lake lab. If you are unable to find your instructor, or if there is inclement weather, please check in with the Outdoor UW Office.

Prerequisite: Intro to Keelboat or Badger Sloop rating

Suggested reading is U.S. Sailing Basic Keelboat, Basic Cruising, Bareboat Cruising, available in the Outdoor Programs Office.

Event Information: This three hour lesson will introduce you to the basics of windsurfing and the equipment you will use during your windsurfing lessons. Instructional topics will include safety, board terminology, wind theory, simulator work and rigging and derigging of equipment . Sailing experience is not necessary, but will be useful. Please be prepared to spend time on the water if time allows. 

Location: This lesson will meet under the yellow canopy next to the lake lab. If you are unable to find your instructor, or if there is inclement weather, please check in with the Outdoor UW Office.

Prerequisites: Ground School Attendance Rating

Students who take this lesson will gain an understanding of introductory windsurfing sailing.

Event Information: This lesson will focus on the skills needed in order to safely and efficiently sail an E Scow. Students will have the chance to practice rigging, boat handling, landing, crew communication, and crew overboard procedures. 

Location: This lesson will meet under the yellow canopy next to the lake lab. If you are unable to find your instructor, or if there is inclement weather, please check in with the Outdoor UW Office.

Prerequisites: 420 Heavy, Laser Heavy, Byte Heavy, C/MC-Scow Light, or instructor permission 

Students who take this lesson will be working toward earning their E Scow Light rating. In order for you to obtain your rating you must show advanced knowledge in rigging, crew overboard maneuvers, landing, crew communication and boat handling. Students will be issued an E Scow Light rating once an instructor is satisfied with their performance, which may include having the student lead the lesson as a skipper. Due to the complexity of the rigging and sail controls, it will likely take several lessons to achieve proficiency. Ratings are issued at the discretion of the instructor.

After a long pandemic storage and a full summer boating season our sea kayak fleet is due for some tender love and care!  Join us as we perform some maintenance on boats and gear to get them back in top form so that they'll be ready to go for any late season trips and winter pool sessions.  

This is a great opportunity to learn more about the boats and equipment the club has, as well as to develop the skills to maintain your own gear in the future (not to mention hang out with your fellow Hoofers).  Likely repairs include: replacing deck lines and bungees, fixing foot pegs and back bands, (possibly) repairing skegs, maintaining hatch covers, and thoroughly cleaning the boats. 

If enough people participate we may also due an inventory of SK equipment/gear in the cage so that we have a full accounting of what we have and what might need replaced/updated, and perhaps order in some supper to enjoy while we work.  Come for the whole time or just drop by while you can, all are welcome. Many hands make light work!