While there are plenty of ways to learn to sail, perhaps the safest method is by taking one (or several) sailing classes and getting certified to sail in many of the situations you might encounter in your boat. US Sailing offers several different courses that can be taken at various accredited sailing schools across the [...]
When purchasing a sailboat the first question you want to ask yourself is “What do I want to use it for?” Do you want to day sail around a local lake, do you want to race your boat or do you want to spend weekends camping on board?
Most but not all racing is done in [...]
There are two main ways of describing a sailboat, by the boats hull type and by its rig or masts and sails. By and large, the rig is mostly used to describe larger boats and yachts and hull type to describe small boats. However there are a few exceptions where both descriptions are used.
For yachts, [...]