How To Coil A Rope
Beginners guide. First steps in coiling a rope so that it can be stowed neatly and ready for instant use.
Southampton Boat Show 2018 – ideal starting place.
If you intrigued as to what this sailing lark is about and what’s involved to get started, then there’s no better place to visit...
So You’re Tempted – Now Where Do You Start?
So you’re tempted - now where do you start?
Well there’s lots of help there but basically you have two options;
The hard way. Just jumping...
Preparing and Raising the Mainsail
For sailing beginners, how to prepare a fully battened mainsail for hoisting.
Lassoing the First Line Ashore
The technique to getting the first line ashore safely. The lasso.
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...
Take Offs & Landings – Stern First Approach.
Bow first or stern first onto the berth, what are the pros and cons?
So we are talking about your average cruising yacht, being a...
Let’s go eSailing
Well, suddenly we’ve all got a lot of time on our hands, so now is a great time to try out the eSail simulator....
Boat Handling – Bringing her alongside using the mid back spring
Wind in this case is light and on the port bow, so gently holding her off the dock
Tidal stream is negligible.
Here we see skipper...