Sailing basics

Learning to sail is a lifetime commitment and not just a one-course seminar. Discover my TOP 10 TIPS for beginning sailors.

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This articles has been floating around the web and reprinted by some yacht clubs. It is an

Ten years ago we didn’t have smart phones or iPads, and sailors managed to get by perfectly well without them. But there is no doubt that times and technology have changed, and there are some…

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Crewing Skills: When you're starting out it's important that you learn what all of the different parts of a sailing boat are called. To see more sailing essentials have a look at our Go Sailing app for android and iphone #sailing #nautical #boating #skipper #apps #powerboat #navigation #colregs #navlights #sea #iphone #android #yachting

When a ship or boat leans over to one side, from the action of waves or from the centrifugal force of a turn or under wind pressure or from the amount of exposed topsides, it is said to 'heel'. A sailing boat that is over-canvassed and therefore heeling excessively, may sail less efficiently.

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When you first get into sailing, there are a lot of sailboat parts to learn. Scouting for a good guide to all the parts, I couldn't find any, so I wrote one myself.

Do you know when you're sailing on a Beam-reach or a Close-reach point of sail? These are just two of a number of terms used to describe a boat’s course relative to the wind direction. Learn more about them all here: #sailing #nautical #boating #skipper #apps #powerboat #sea #yachting #yacht #watercraft

When you're on the water, you need outfits for the elements and clothing you can easily maintain. What you wear sailing must allow you to be mobile while keeping you safe on the boat. Here are the best wardrobe choices for sailboat living and clothes for sailing.

Mooring lines. Lines (or cables) used to secure a ship at a berth. Mooring lines should be arranged as symmetrically as possible about the midship point of the ship. - Breast lines – Mooring lines leading ashore as perpendicular as possible to the ship fore and aft line.

Writer Elena lived on TWO sailboats, a catamaran and a monohull, which she sailed from the Mediterranean to the Caribbean. Elena has LOTS of advice about what she wished she knew before living on a boat.

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