Pinching – Feel the boat talk to you
Pinching is when the boat is heading too close to the wind. It occurs when you’re sailing too close to where the wind is coming from.
Entries by Trisha Evelyn
How to do a Mediterranean Mooring
How to do a Mediterranean Mooring with skills learned from our Maneuvering Under Power Course, now much simpler and less intimidating.
Day Skipper Qualification Question
How to qualify as a Day Skipper Here’s a question from one of our students about gaining their Day Skipper Qualification >>>>>> Hi Grant, I am asking about my qualification to skipper. The requirements say that I must have 10 days experience to gain level 1 for my skipper qualification. I have 13 days of […]
Sailing Vacation of a Lifetime
Let me say this as clearly as I possibly can, there are no valid excuses to miss out on an adventure of a lifetime.
How to Spring off the Dock
Springing Off the Dock in a Sailboat Here is a simple animation that shows you how to spring off the dock when the wind is blowing you back onto the dock. Often there may be another boat in front of you and so trying to push the bow out first can easily lead to disaster […]
How to go to the potty on a sailboat and the consequences
There is a skill in going to the potty on a boat that, while obvious to some, may not be to a newbie without a swagger.
How to Dock a Sailboat
Need to dock a sailboat? This course will have you confident enough to back a boat into a slip in a 40 knot cross wind.
How to sail in light winds
Sailing in Light winds Sailing in light air is certainly a skill that needs to be taught by sailing schools when learning to sail. But, here are some very key points you can learn that will get you moving through the water on light wind days. Light air sailing is very much a learned skill. […]
Sailing Tip: How to move the fairlead forward whilst under tension
In a stiff breeze you want to move the fairlead forward after you have reefed the headsail right? Yes, right!
Sailing Schools – Teach how to Sail to Millennial Students
We live in a world where Millennials are making up more and more of our customers. eLearning is everywhere and now expected.
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