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How to Find a Catamaran Race

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Explore the world of catamarans, boats suspended between two keels, which are available as sleek sailing boats or large motor yachts. Join boat racing fans across the globe watch these stable, fast boats race over the water. Enjoy the Olympic ... more »

How to Find the Best Sailor Bar in Auckland

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"I'd have to say the Empire Tavern is the best bar in Auckland," says Tucker Thompson, sailor on America True. Of course, since the Tavern's one of his boat's sponsors, Thompson really does have to say that. A great place, though, and below are a ... more »

How to Follow Basic Sailing Safety Rules

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Sailing is loads of fun when you're out with friends and family, or even as a get-away on your own. However, you want to treat the sport with respect. Injuries, sickness and drowning can turn any perfect sail into a nightmare. Following some ... more »

How to Follow the Right of Way in Sailing

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When determining the right of way in sailing, there are a couple of things to remember. The government that has authority over the body of water determines the right of way rules. A sailboat is a motorboat or powerboat anytime that you are using ... more »

How to Gauge Tacking Angles When Sailboat Racing

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Calling lay lines - no matter how good you are - involves a little guesswork. If you know your tacking angles, you stand a better chance of sailing the shortest distance to the mark... more »

How to Get a Beginners Sailboat

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Learning to sail is a fun and easy thing to do if you learn in the right conditions and with a sailboat that's suitable for beginners. The tricky thing is that buying a novice sailboat takes a little bit of experience itself... more »

How to get a Line of Position with a fathom curve crossing

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A good navigational fix depends on establishing 3 or more Lines of Position (LOPs) that all come together to establish where you are at a specific point in time. Since an LOP is nothing more than a line on a chart, any line that already exists (a ... more »

How to Get a Sailing Instructor Certificate

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The American Sailing Association holds sailing instructor clinics in several locations to educate prospective sailing instructors. A good sailing instructor will master the sailing techniques and have an ability to teach others those same ... more »

How to Get Into the Sport of Sailing

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Maybe you want to relax on a softly rocking board buoyed by a gentle ocean breeze. Perhaps you crave an exhilarating sport conducted on open water. Whatever your dream, sailing may be the sport to fulfill it. Beginning a sailing pastime can be ... more »

How to get out of "Irons"

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A sailor can end up “in irons” when he or she fails to complete a tack and ends up stopped head-to-wind. This happens when the boat was not sailing fast enough to make the tack, you don’t steer completely through the tack or you or your crew ... more »

How to Get RYA Coastal Skipper Certification

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The RYA Coastal Skipper certification is an almost universal sailing credential that gives you all the knowledge and skill you need to skipper a boat along a coast. The certificate also shows potential employers and charter companies that you ... more »

How to Get RYA Day Skipper Certification

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RYA Day Skipper Certification provides you with a solid basis for all of the essential aspects of sailing a boat during the day and in sight of land. Additionally, the certification allows you to charter boats almost anywhere and qualifies you to ... more »

How to Get RYA Yachtmaster Certification

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The RYA Yachtmaster certification course provides sailing students with a comprehensive yacht handling program. The internationally recognized certificate is a standard in pleasure and professional sailing circles and will help you in all aspects ... more »

How to go Sailing in the Gulf Islands (or San Juan Islands)

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Sail to any of these Islands for a bit of variety and things to do on shore. Enjoy the San Juan Islands, Gulf Islands, or book a Charter!.. more »

How to Gybe a Sail Boat

By Grant Madden

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The wind in your hair, a boat churning through the water - what better way to spend a day on the water. Except ... where you want to go is over there, and the wind is blowing from behind. How do you turn the boat where you want to go?.. more »

How to Handle a Prop Walk on a Sailboat

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Prop walk is an issue every motor boat must deal with. This is the tendency for the boat to pull either to the starboard or port side while in reverse. In tight quarters pulling out of a dock, this can be a serious problem for the experience and ... more »

How to Hoist the Main Sail on a Boat

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If there is one thing you absolutely must do to get your boat sailing it's hoisting the mainsail. The mainsail provides the primary power of the boat and so hoisting requires a well practiced method. To hoist the mainsail of your boat before ... more »

How to Hoist the Mainsail on a Sailboat

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One of the first skills you need to master to become a competent sailor is rigging your sails, which means getting them into position on your boat. The mainsail is the sail attached to the mast, and it is usually the largest on your boat. It is ... more »

How to ID Good Sailing Weather

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Most sailors hope for good weather, especially amateurs who are in it for the fun and sun rather than the thrill of adventure. Of course, nobody can predict the weather with perfect accuracy. Knowing how to use a marine weather forecast is an ... more »

How to Identify “Rated” Ships

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The popularity of “Pirates of the Caribbean” and “Master and Commander” can introduce the novice mariner or historian alike to a bewildering array of ships types and classes. A sloop, for example, in the 18th century was more of a single-mast ... more »

How to Identify Parts of a Sailboat

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Sailing instructors almost always begin their lessons by introducing beginning sailors to the parts of the sailboat. A sailboat looks to newcomers like a complicated tangle of wire and lines, but after a few minutes of introduction any new sailor ... more »

How to Identify the Parts of the Main Sail

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Sailing dates back to ancient times as one of the most important forms of transportation available. The most essential tool on a sailboat are its sails. On today's modern sailboats, that's known as the main sail, the largest, triangular sail of ... more »

How to Jibe a Sailboat

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Jibing a sailboat correctly takes a good amount of knowledge and practice. Not only does the heavy, swinging boom present a safety hazard, but just getting the boat through the jibe and back into a good point of sale requires some finely tuned ... more »

How to Jibe when Sailing

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When running with the wind or sailing with only the jib in strong wind, changing course so that the sail crosses the bow and the stern of the boat moves through the eye of the wind is called jibing. Take care during this procedure to keep the ... more »

How to Join a Youth Learn to Sail Program

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Most learn-to-sail programs for youth begin at the age of 8. Children are becoming more aware of their surroundings and enthusiastic about doing things the correct way. Youth learn-to-sail programs hit on a number of sailing points including ... more »

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