Youth Sailing Courses – Keeping The Kids Wet And Happy Over Summer

Posted on February 17, 2016 by under Boating, Dinghy Sailing, Sailing Courses

As I grew up, I had a habit of getting wet when I was staying anywhere near the sea, and if it floated I would try to have a go on it – be it canoes (surf or inland water), surf boards, a range of dinghies and even tall ships. Behaving badly on the water […]

Atlantic Yacht Delivery – The Right Way and Wrong Way To Do It!

Posted on February 1, 2016 by under Day Skipper, Mile Building, navigation, Sailing, Sailing Courses

In the last week I have run into two transatlantic yacht delivery stories that have opened my eyes, but for two very different reasons. Two people best described as ‘suicidal idiots’ made international news for having to be rescued nine times before even getting out of European waters while moving their yacht from Norway to Maine. This is the […]