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Teachers Notes

April 4, 2022 | Comments Off on Teachers Notes

Teachers Notes

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Single Handed Sailing

October 7, 2020 | Comments Off on Single Handed Sailing

https://www.quora.com/Whats-the-largest-sailboat-a-person-can-safely-handle-singlehanded This fellow does a great job of explaining the issues in single-handed sailing. Chris Price, I like sailing on and working on sailing cruisers. Updated September 29, 2018 Kevin’s answer, Kevin Cooke’s answer to What’s the largest sailboat a person can safely handle singlehanded?, is the benchmark for this question. This is one of […]

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We Broke Our Charter Boat

January 26, 2019 | Comments Off on We Broke Our Charter Boat

Because I spend so many days teaching sailing, I don’t get to charter as often as I would like. In the summer of 2018, my wife and I decided to take a charter someplace exotic for our anniversary. We have chartered in the BVI and USVI before and wanted to go somewhere different. We settled […]

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Incognito Student

January 26, 2019 | Comments Off on Incognito Student

I love to teach sailing, but one disadvantage is not having the time to sail with my own family. If I we have a free spot on the boat and my wife is available, sometimes she will accompany me. It has always worked out well because I always appreciate having another set of experienced eyes […]

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Sailing Lesson in the Fog

January 26, 2019 | Comments Off on Sailing Lesson in the Fog

People give up a weekend and schedule for a sailing lesson weeks, sometimes months, in advance. I really hate to cancel a class since it is so disappointing for the students. I have taught an introductory class (ASA 101 Basic Keel Boat) in 20 to 30 knots of wind. I’ve taught a class in between […]

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How to tie a bowline

January 21, 2019 | Comments Off on How to tie a bowline

One of the skills a sailor needs to have is to be able to tie a bowline knot. It is the most useful knot because it is strong but is still easy to untie. It can be a challenge to tie for some folks. I have a story to tell you about that challenge. I […]

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