Sailing Certifications

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 [...]

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 [...]

How Sailboats Work

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 [...]

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