Sailing Tuition

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

Beginners guide. First steps in coiling a rope so that it can be stowed neatly and ready for instant use.

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...

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....

I’d like to share my recent idea and findings on simplifying course to steer for us. New students (and older ones) virtually always confuse the...