Grenada Bluewater Sailing now offers private catamaran training with RYA-certified instructors. Choose day sailing around Grenada or liveaboard tuition in the Grenadines to gain confidence and skills
“A gentleman never sails to windward!” All sailors know this old saying and many cruisers who would never consider themselves gentlemen under regular circumstances, suddenly turn very posh and upper-class when it comes to finding excuses for not having to bash into wind and waves. But then, those gentlemen miss out on many interesting destinations…
Know the steps as apparent wind approaches gale force and practice them in calm weather. Build the skills needed to overcome the challenge.
The points of sail explained simply, with a clear diagram — from the no-go zone and close-hauled through beam reach, broad reach, and running downwind
Blue water sailing can sound both wonderful and worrying to cruisers considering heading offshore. Experienced Sailors share Tips for Offshore Sailing
…Or, Tip #4 in Surviving a Sailing Relationship I read recently about a couple who purchased a boat and upgraded it with all the money they had intending to sail off into the sunset. The second day out they ran aground, the boat sank, and they lost everything (they are safe ashore). Unlucky or unprepared?…
Anything He Can Do…. She Can Do Better! …Or Tip #3 in Surviving a Sailing Relationship Sailing is chock a block full of cruising couples of the traditional nature (ie one man and one woman) who have adopted the traditional skipper/first mate roles. Having befriended many of these couples, or simply just had a bar…
Calling all recreational boating safety education providers! Large or small, national or local, all are invited and encouraged to use the recently-released 160-page comprehensive “How-to” Guide for Recreational Sailboat instruction, the most complete set of information and tools available. The SAIL Standard Technical Support Document (SAIL TSD) was developed by the U.S. Coast Guard’s…
The Headsail is most probably the principal driving force of your boat from reaching to going hard onto the wind. To maximise the drive, you have three principal parameters to master
Doug Stewart from Quantum Sails looks at Genoa sizing as it relates to sheeting position and performance. Have you ever wondered why the clew (the corner the sheets tie to) of your Genoa is so far out of reach that you cannot adjust the leech line? Did you ever wonder why the clew was so…