It’s been a windy summer full of capsize videos on Facebook and Youtube. I myself capsized this summer for the first time. Then I did it again. What’s funny is that the first time I capsized I had said earlier that morning that I will never capsize a Flying Scot. It was a ton […]
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RSS feed for this sectionWe have closer to 200 years of sailing knowledge in this building. While we hate to give unsolicited advice, you don’t have to read it. We write blogs on general topics, day sailing topics and racing topics here.
What We Learned at Nationals
As you can tell by our blog category, “Helpful Hints,” we’ve been passionate about teaching the sport of sailing for a long time. While we’re sometimes too busy to post, we’re currently making a push in an effort to get as much information as we can out there to you. We sometimes slam blogs […]
The Sailing Vocabulary that you need the most.
As I talk to new sailors, instructing them on how to use their new boats, or future new boats. I get one comment repeatedly… “I don’t know the vocabulary.” Some people feel that’s important. I for one, being self-taught, did not know sailing vocabulary for many years after learning to sail. Let alone the racing […]
How to Improve Your Sailing
Whether you’re racing or daysailing, sailing is a sport in the sense that it’s a skill in which you’re only aiming to improve. That’s part of the fun that’s often overlooked. When I first got into sailing, I did not know about racing, but I wanted to improve my boating skills. Sailing was clearly a […]
Spring Boat Prep
It’s almost time! We are ready to move from winter to spring here in the Appalachian Mountains. The snow has melted and the buds are starting to peek out from under the covers after their winter sleep. The robins are hopping around the yard and even though my children and pets remain resistant, the arrival […]
The difference between top 5 (us in Tampa) and top 2
What an adventure! What a weekend! I wanted to go sailing in Tampa, and Carrie (my wife) couldn’t make it, so I took the opportunity to invite an old friend to join in on the fun. RJ and I had not seen each other in ten years, but it was like no time had passed […]
The Most Bang For Your buck
Again, I’m not one for giving unsolicited advice, but you don’t have to read this. I’m just trying to add value to our website. If you asked me what one thing can be done to best improve my results sailing I would tell you stretching. Stretching before sailing not only prevents injuries, but it gets […]
All About Tillers
Whether you day sail or race there’s a good possibility that your tiller won’t last forever. Unless you bought your boat new and listened to us when we told you to keep it on the bow bag, and resting on the centerboard drum off the floor in the bow. As well as keep Vaseline on […]
The Calm Before the Storm
Two posts in two days. This is a new record. However, I’ve been hit with a premonition that must be shared. We have not been able to get many videos done this year. The drone quit working and the cameras are out dated. Furthermore, a good production takes time, planning and good weather. Twice this […]
Mid Winters Blooper
As promised in my post from Mid Winters, here is the short blooper video. If this works, then should we start start video blogging?