Sailboat Buying Guide

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 [...]

Types of Sailboats

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, [...]

Learning To Sail

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 [...]

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