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...

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...

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...

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

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

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? Well there’s lots of help there but basically you have two options; The hard way. Just jumping...

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 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...

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...