Course Description – Taste of Sailing (4 hours)

The 4-hour Taste-of-Sailing is designed to get you involved in learning the basics of sailing without classroom sessions or certification. Depending on weather conditions and the learning pace of all in your class (maximum four per boat per instructor) the following knowledge and skills will be described and practiced:

• What to wear
• Basic sailing terms
• Being part of the crew
• Preparing and leaving a dock
• Finding the wind direction
• Adjusting sails to use the wind
• Steering to make a sailboat go where you want it to go
• Preparing and returning to a dock
• De-rigging and cleaning up the boat

Instructional time: 3.0 hours practical + 1.0 hour of shore briefings

Pre-requisites: No prior sailing experience required

Certifications: No certifications

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Download: Taste-of-Sailing Course Package