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Sailing Boat
Friday, January 6th, 2012
Learn how to sail a sailboat by Ryan Trollip
Learn how to sail a sailboat
Learn How to sail a Yacht
How to learn to sail?
There are a few ways to learn to sail, you can go directly to a sailing school and get certified, have a friend teach you the basics or alternatively you can teach yourself. One advantage of sailing is, the smallest of modern Sailboats uses the same concepts as the biggest of sail boats. So although the size and complexity of controls and equipment may differ the principals of sailing are exactly the same. You can learn the fundamentals with a small sailing dingy in relatively sheltered waters in light winds and later progress to larger boats,and on into more open waters.
Teach yourself to sail
There are a myriad of good books taking you through most every detail of sailing. More recently there are online sailing courses available on how to sail a sailboat. The key is to progress slowly and be fully aware of the potential dangers and safety procedures. Here’s a good site that’ll get you started: How to sail, for sailing books if I had to recommend only one it would be the “international marine book of sailing” by Robby Robinson.
Teaching yourself the basics is quite possible for recreational small boat sailing but when you are moving up to coastal cruising and longer trips where you may need to anchor and monitor changes in weather you’ll want to at least have an experienced sailor show you the ropes. A good way to get experience is to offer to crew on other peoples boats for day sails or for racing.
Sailing Certifications
Do I need to be certified to sail? The short answer, in most countries is no, but having a certification helps in a number of ways:
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