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Sailing

Points of sail, trim, rigging, and the maneuvers that take you anywhere under canvas.

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Topics built for sailors

Basics

Sailing Basics

Points of sail, tacking, jibing, and the fundamentals that take you anywhere.

Trim & Rigging

Sail Trim & Rigging

Sail shape, halyards, sheets, reefing — the controls that make the boat fast.

The full procedure from approach to set check, with the small mistakes that cause overnight drag.

Tested across mud, sand, and grass over two seasons. The picks that held — and the brand-name failures.

Scope ratios broken down with the chain catenary effect most calculators ignore.

The gear we'd carry on any boat over 20 ft, ranked by what actually saves lives.

Affordable, fast, and accepted by the USCG — the four programs we recommend in 2026.

Forget the textbook turn — here's the modern figure-8 every helmsperson should practice.

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