Hi there and welcome to our Blog where we will be giving you lots of help and guidance, especially if you are new to sailing and want to learn more.
I’ve been a sailing instructor for some time (22 years, cant be that long, surely) and over that period in teaching dinghy and cruiser sailing I have encountered people from...
Learn to Sail – Our Step by Step Guide
Easy to follow explanation of what sailing is about from Sailing Guru Mark and how to take those first steps. Bring me that horizon and let’s go sailing.
SAILING TUITION
Preparing and Raising the Mainsail
For sailing beginners, how to prepare a fully battened mainsail for hoisting.
Using the Cockpit Winches
The cockpit winches are there to help us to work the ropes that control the sails. Here's Learn2Sail's guide on how to use them...
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SAILING TIPS
Preparing and Raising the Mainsail
For sailing beginners, how to prepare a fully battened mainsail for hoisting.
Using the Cockpit Winches
The cockpit winches are there to help us to work the ropes that control the sails. Here's Learn2Sail's guide on how to use them...
HEALTH & FITNESS
Fit to Sail – Balance by Fitness Guru Aly Jo
Balance is next..... don't want to fall overboard do you?... so try this exercise.
Stand in a doorway hands out either side and balance on...
Fit to Sail – Flexibility, the cockpit workout.
Flexibility - important to be able to reach for that winch handle while holding a sheet..... So let's run through a quick body warm...
