As with most things, there are two ways to learn to sail, in a school and by doing it. And as with most skills, the very best way is to learn is by doing both. Here’s what I would recommend.
First, do some research at your library and find a good book that gives detailed sailing [...]
Contrary to what most people think, the sails on a boat are not just big sheets put up for the wind to blow against. Instead, they are specifically designed airfoils more on the order of an airplanes wing than a sheet. It is the difference between air pressure on the windward, or upwind, side of [...]