Practice Makes Perfect
These sailing techniques can help your crew improve substantially, whether you practice alone or with another boat.
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These sailing techniques can help your crew improve substantially, whether you practice alone or with another boat.
Spinnakers, staysails and gollywobblers can boost a boat’s speed, along with the crew’s spirits.
The decision to abandon a voyage can be caused by seamanship or safety issues—or is it a situation that can be handled?
Cruising downwind is not as easy as you might think, here are three conditions and how to safely and efficiently sail in them.
Boathandling: Thanks to their dual engines and twin props, maneuvering catamarans in close quarters can be a simple and rewarding experience.
These simple maneuvers will have you driving your catamaran like a pro. Click here to read more on catamaran boathandling.
The 12th annual Women’s Sailing Conference presented by the National Women’s Sailing Association took place at the Corinthian Yacht Club in Marblehead, Massachusetts on a sunny Saturday, June 1. At breakfast and lunch meetings, participants swapped stories and resources. Then they dug in at several hands-on sessions.
Hands-On Sailor presents this video with step-by-step instructions on how to properly secure fenders to your lifelines.
Whether you’ve set your sights on learning to sail, baby’s first bareboat charter, or casting off for bluewater adventures, a school close by can provide classroom and hands-on instruction that fits your goal and budget. From our May 2012 issue.
These three techniques help you safely move your boat when the engine, or the wind, doesn’t cooperate.
Learn how to choose the right bow thruster for your boat.
These sailing techniques can help your crew improve substantially, whether you practice alone or with another boat.
Spinnakers, staysails and gollywobblers can boost a boat’s speed, along with the crew’s spirits.
The decision to abandon a voyage can be caused by seamanship or safety issues—or is it a situation that can be handled?
Cruising downwind is not as easy as you might think, here are three conditions and how to safely and efficiently sail in them.
Boathandling: Thanks to their dual engines and twin props, maneuvering catamarans in close quarters can be a simple and rewarding experience.
These simple maneuvers will have you driving your catamaran like a pro. Click here to read more on catamaran boathandling.
The 12th annual Women’s Sailing Conference presented by the National Women’s Sailing Association took place at the Corinthian Yacht Club in Marblehead, Massachusetts on a sunny Saturday, June 1. At breakfast and lunch meetings, participants swapped stories and resources. Then they dug in at several hands-on sessions.
Hands-On Sailor presents this video with step-by-step instructions on how to properly secure fenders to your lifelines.
Whether you’ve set your sights on learning to sail, baby’s first bareboat charter, or casting off for bluewater adventures, a school close by can provide classroom and hands-on instruction that fits your goal and budget. From our May 2012 issue.
These three techniques help you safely move your boat when the engine, or the wind, doesn’t cooperate.
Learn how to choose the right bow thruster for your boat.
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