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Thank you, my father used to say “begin, the rest is easy”. Hopefully his wise words apply to this.
I think @BlowMeAway gave you the best advice. Find someone at the marina who sails and invite them to sail on your boat as crew. Every sailor I know would jump at the chance to go for a sail.
You might try a yacht club near by. There are undoubtedly people there who would be happy to go out with you on a sail and give instruction and advice. One of the charter schools might have someone who you could hire for low cost off-the-clock. And, your dockmaster might have a suggestion as might the broker you got your boat through. But, I think the responsible course is to go out with someone experienced the first couple of times. Have fun!
No kidding:
Sailing for Dummies.
It is a truly great book and just what you should get.
Good luck.
then as you practice the basics. you both will have tech questions as you advance. well, there is a book with it all explained. yep all the tech.
High performance sailing by frank bethwaite
you can win the olympics with this book and yet it answers all the beginner questions as well'
he is a great instructor, easy read.
High performance sailing by frank bethwaite
you can win the olympics with this book and yet it answers all the beginner questions as well'
he is a great instructor, easy read.
sailing is like chess. first you learn how the pieces move, then practice, practice practice.
then you spend a life time improving your game
then you spend a life time improving your game
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I second the recommendation for Sailing for Dummies. A used copy at a used bookstore should only be a few dollars, or check it out from the library.
That being said, I hope your husband understands that, for his safety and that of other boaters, there is much more to know than just how to sail the boat. "Rules of the road", tides and tidal currents, navigation, etc. are all huge parts of boating.
That being said, I hope your husband understands that, for his safety and that of other boaters, there is much more to know than just how to sail the boat. "Rules of the road", tides and tidal currents, navigation, etc. are all huge parts of boating.
Momo, if our members seem harsh, we are just trying to emphasize how complex sailing can be. I know when I first went out on a daysailing boat my enthusiasm exceeded my abilities. As a saying goes, "Leaving the dock is optional... RETURNING is mandatory." We want you to know that when you leave the dock, we want you to return.
Agree on obtaining a basic instructional book. That’s pretty much how I started way, way, back before there were sailing schools. Sailing for dummies is good as well as American Sailing Assoc Basic Keel Boat book for their beginner course. I’m partial to this book being an ASA instructor. This book covers sailing, docking, knots, etc. you can purchase the book without taking the course. Suggest reading it, have another sailor take you out on your boat a few times, then go back and re-read the book. Several “ah-ha” moments will happen. Wish you, the husband and family fair sailing in the days to come. This is truly a great activity for the family.
Most people new to sailing are scared of the terminology.
Halyard, lanyard, boat yard
, winch, sheets, jib... OMG on and on.My most received comment from those who go or want to go sailing with us.
"I wanted to learn to sail, but it looks to difficult to learn."
or
"How does a sailboat work?"
Learn the terminology so you don't feel intimidated.
Even just sit on the boat at sunset and enjoy the view and fresh air. Make a toast to each other...
"Ain't this sailing life grand!"
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Our boat spends 80% of its life, alone, at berth. We try go down to the boat and enjoy the marina crowd and just be around the good people and fresh air.
Boating is a sport, that doesn't always mean Sails are up!
Welcome to the Sailing world.
Jim...
Make friends at the marina, invite someone knowledgeable to go out with you, let the know you aren't sailors. Most of us are more than eager to sail on a big boat and we love showing how much we know and beginners are easy to impress.
1. Sailing for dummies, learn terminology
2 get that experienced help
3 take it slow and easy
Don't forget Boat US unlimited will pay back for sure.
If I were in S FL I would be happy to sail a day for good food and drink.
1. Sailing for dummies, learn terminology
2 get that experienced help
3 take it slow and easy
Don't forget Boat US unlimited will pay back for sure.
If I were in S FL I would be happy to sail a day for good food and drink.
Momof4k,
welcome !!!
I used to be a sailing instructor and taught hundreds how to sail.
I can ensure you that you can not learn how to sail in a weekend.
One great source is to join United States Power Squadron.
Www.usps.org. They are a non profit public boating educational and safety organization that offers all kinds of boating courses to there members. They offer courses at extremely reasonable rates after you become a member. The membership fee is about $100 or something for the year. Most of the membership fee goes to help support there educational programs for safe boating on the water.
Some courses they offer are:
1. Sailing
2. Basic seamanship
3. Piloting
4. Advanced piloting
5. Weather
Many more are also available, however some have prerequisites.
If I remember correctly Sailing was an elective.
I have been a Usps member for almost 40 years. As I said before I was a certified instructor years ago and taught many of these courses. Awsome group of people to be associated with, there goal is to educate boaters and as I said very reasonable course fees. Almost all of the course fees are basically to cover cost of books and materials for the classes.
Contact them and they will be able give you a local squadron in your area.
Other places to contact for lessons would be local sailboat race organizations, sailboat captains, or Us sailing center in your area.
They maybe a bit $$$
Another place you might want to consider is your local marina
Introduce yourself to one of the sailboat captains at the dock and ask them if they know of anyone that the might know that could show you the ropes. You will be surprised how many sailboat captains are just looking for an excuse to go sailing.
I've taken lot of new people out sailing that I simply just met on the dock that I can now call great friends.
Six pack of beer a a promise to swab the decks when you get back to the docks is always a great way to win the hart of a sailboat captain
Hope this helps
welcome !!!
I used to be a sailing instructor and taught hundreds how to sail.
I can ensure you that you can not learn how to sail in a weekend.
One great source is to join United States Power Squadron.
Www.usps.org. They are a non profit public boating educational and safety organization that offers all kinds of boating courses to there members. They offer courses at extremely reasonable rates after you become a member. The membership fee is about $100 or something for the year. Most of the membership fee goes to help support there educational programs for safe boating on the water.
Some courses they offer are:
1. Sailing
2. Basic seamanship
3. Piloting
4. Advanced piloting
5. Weather
Many more are also available, however some have prerequisites.
If I remember correctly Sailing was an elective.
I have been a Usps member for almost 40 years. As I said before I was a certified instructor years ago and taught many of these courses. Awsome group of people to be associated with, there goal is to educate boaters and as I said very reasonable course fees. Almost all of the course fees are basically to cover cost of books and materials for the classes.
Contact them and they will be able give you a local squadron in your area.
Other places to contact for lessons would be local sailboat race organizations, sailboat captains, or Us sailing center in your area.
They maybe a bit $$$
Another place you might want to consider is your local marina
Introduce yourself to one of the sailboat captains at the dock and ask them if they know of anyone that the might know that could show you the ropes. You will be surprised how many sailboat captains are just looking for an excuse to go sailing.
I've taken lot of new people out sailing that I simply just met on the dock that I can now call great friends.
Six pack of beer a a promise to swab the decks when you get back to the docks is always a great way to win the hart of a sailboat captain
Hope this helps
Yo Yo Yo! Welcome @Momof3k, sometimes people let their fingers go faster than their manners... I hope you can mentally just still them to eff off and ignore them.
Moving on, I bought my first sailboat and didn’t really know how to sail. I grew up on motor boats and felt comfortable on boats though. I spent the first summer mostly motoring around getting used to the boat and watching a shit ton of YouTube videos. The next winter I splurged and got the wife and me a one week live aboard sail school. It cost us a few thousand dollars but it set us up straight for everything else. The next summer we were rockstars cruising around the bay like a few veterans. We just upgraded and are starting all over again. Learning never stops. Feel free to pm me if you need anything.
A cheaper option is finding some good boating friends and maybe a club. Beer and burgers buys a lot of “free” training.
Josh
Moving on, I bought my first sailboat and didn’t really know how to sail. I grew up on motor boats and felt comfortable on boats though. I spent the first summer mostly motoring around getting used to the boat and watching a shit ton of YouTube videos. The next winter I splurged and got the wife and me a one week live aboard sail school. It cost us a few thousand dollars but it set us up straight for everything else. The next summer we were rockstars cruising around the bay like a few veterans. We just upgraded and are starting all over again. Learning never stops. Feel free to pm me if you need anything.
A cheaper option is finding some good boating friends and maybe a club. Beer and burgers buys a lot of “free” training.
Josh