Sailing Tuition

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

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

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...

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

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...

Learning those all important knots you’ll need when you go sailing.

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

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...