Will I be seasick? Here’s how to avoid “Mal de Mer”
Everyone thinks about it, especially when first going out on a boat, and virtually everyone feels a little queezy when the boat moves under...
Advanced Sailing Techniques – Handling Her in a Squall by Harry...
Squalls
While particularly common in the tropics and during ocean passages, squalls can happen almost anywhere. For several reasons they can pose a threat to...
Cooking on a Boat – One Pot Wonders
Cooking with @freyboatie
Cooking on a yacht can be tricky at the best of times, you put something down, turn around, and it’s gone! But...
Preparing and Raising the Mainsail
For sailing beginners, how to prepare a fully battened mainsail for hoisting.
Fit to Sail – Stretching those limbs by Fitness Guru Aly...
Stretch - Animals do it without a second thought - watch a cat! It is one of the most important components of a daily routine but...
Learning those knots – Part 1.
Learning those all important knots you’ll need when you go sailing.
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...
The Man Overboard Manoeuvre – Heave to & Drift.
How to stop the boat quickly and get back to your casualty without loosing sight of them, but, you’ve got to act fast. Their...
How to Tie The Fast-Tie Bowline
Many ways to tie a bowline but this method is a really sweet, quick way to do it. Starts off, a loop in a...