Sailing Tuition

The technique to getting the first line ashore safely. The lasso.

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...

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...

For sailing beginners, how to prepare a fully battened mainsail for hoisting.

Easy to follow explanation of what sailing is about from Sailing Guru Mark and how to take those first steps. Bring me that horizon...

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...

Many ways to tie a bowline but this method is a really sweet, quick way to do it. Starts off, a loop in a...

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...

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...