Picking a sailing course - what to look for?
 

In article om,
Nikita wrote:

Jere Lull wrote:

When I saw that she was a dinghy sailor, though casual, my first
thought was that she is likely as good a *sailor* as most "big" boat
owners. With such a conservative self-evaluation, she probably only
needs a little time on an inboard.

Just for the record, I'm a "he". I get this a lot on the newsgroups;
damn that "La femme Nikita" movie. :)

Yeah, I'm not worried too much about the sailing aspect of it. I feel
fairly confident with sail and boat control, terminology and all that
sort of stuff. The stuff that's new to me would be trimming sails
with winches (right?) rather than by hand, anchoring, operating with an
engine, and probably docking (because you can't make up for your
mistakes by simply grabbing on to the dock and stopping the boat). Oh
and navigation; when racing around the buoys on a lake there's no need
for charts.

For sure BVI is a great place to sail... especially for relative
beginners on bigger boats..

I wonder if there's a sailing school down there....




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Picking a sailing course - what to look for?
 

Yeah, I'm not worried too much about the sailing aspect of it.
I feel
fairly confident with sail and boat control, terminology and all
that
sort of stuff. The stuff that's new to me would be trimming
sails
with winches (right?) rather than by hand, anchoring, operating
with an
engine, and probably docking (because you can't make up for your
mistakes by simply grabbing on to the dock and stopping the
boat). Oh
and navigation; when racing around the buoys on a lake there's
no need
for charts.

You're spot on. I've taken hundreds from dinghy skills to
yachting, and those are exactly the gaps. Perhaps rather than
saying 'trimming sails with winches', be more general; 'handling
ropes under strain'. That implies you know five basic knots and
can do them instinctively . . . as well as using winches. And
trimming sails will include reducing sail in rough weather.

Also: safety on board (harnesses, lifejackets, fire risks),
collision regulations (they're very different from the racing
rules) and managing crew (four on board is different, and some may
be novices, to be appropriately briefed.
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Picking a sailing course - what to look for?
 

In article ,
lid (Jonathan Ganz) wrote:

For sure BVI is a great place to sail... especially for relative
beginners on bigger boats..

I wonder if there's a sailing school down there....


Many.

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Picking a sailing course - what to look for?
 

On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 01:01:52 GMT, Jere Lull wrote:

For sure BVI is a great place to sail... especially for relative
beginners on bigger boats..

I wonder if there's a sailing school down there....


Many.

Yes indeed:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...ailing+schools

You couldn't ask for a better place to sail.

Picking a sailing course - what to look for?
 

In article ,
Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 01:01:52 GMT, Jere Lull wrote:

For sure BVI is a great place to sail... especially for relative
beginners on bigger boats..

I wonder if there's a sailing school down there....


Many.

Yes indeed:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...ailing+schools

You couldn't ask for a better place to sail.

I was kidding... yes, I can ask, but I bet there aren't many that are
better. :-)




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