For a Safe and Comfortable Sailing Experience Sail training is required to learn different useful sailing skills. Presently, training is available for different levels of sailors whether one is a beginner or a skilled sailor. Modern schools work with the goal to upgrade sailing skills of any individual. And so, safety factor matters a lot in the sailing training. Professional schools in this domain have started adopting different useful...more
Steering & Sailing Rules You must understand the steering and sailing rules and be able to apply them to various traffic situations. Although all rules of the road are important, the steering and sailing rules are the most essential to know to avoid collision. Knowing who is the stand-on or give-way vessel is essential to operating your boat safely. There are various rules that apply to specific situations. Here are some important...more
Need A Smooth Sailing Event -Hire A Yacht Charter Now vacations are no longer the reason people are booking a yacht charter. Even a corporate event having up to 1200 executives can be held by hiring a yacht charter. It's all in the ambience and the dining experience that bring guests to hire a boat charter. There is a choice between luxury motor yachts and various sailing vessels with amazing water views. They are ideal for special events that can be made memorable. They can also be used for the vacation too.Nothing can be more unique and personalized than vacationing on a yacht charter. One can book the whole yacht or book a cabin depending on the budget. Yacht charters all over the world boast of professional crew members who serve as captain, chef, tour guide, water sports activities director, nature guide and more. One can book a yacht for two while two or more yachts can also be booked for a larger party. Be it a corporate event or wedding, holiday or birthday, honeymoon or anniversary nothing can be of equal on earth than a cruise on a charter yacht. The yacht companies plan and organize the vacation according to the individual demands and budgets. The Yacht charters...more
Pattaya Sailing There are innumerous day sailing and sunset cruises in the city of Pattaya. A large number of islands are present on the coast of Pattaya. Most of the touri sts love to explore these islands using the cruises of Pattaya sailing. The vacationers discover a variety of pleasure whereas discovering town of Pattaya by cruising the...more
Sailing on Lake Windermere Lake Windermere is a sailor's heaven for both dinghy and keelboat sailing. The lake is about eleven miles long and surrounded by the dramatic wooded hills of the Lake District. With many places to stay in the area, you can day sail or take out a yacht for a short break or a week or more. With the steep hills, winds...more
If you've ever tried to navigate a compass course accurately, you've probably found that you "wander" off your path a lot such that simply steering with your sailboat compass isn't enough. In short, you are going to need a reference that's when help you stay on course. There are, however, some sailing compass navigation tips can help you succeed with staying on course. The simple fact is that if you stare at a sailing compass for more than three to four minutes at a time, you're going to be mentally and physically tired -- and you will probably be off course, too. However, you can fix this by doing the following. Focus ahead when you can see the shoreline- Take a look out in front of your boat. Do you see some sort of object that you can "line up" with the pulpit of your bow? Maybe it's a house, a pier, a tree, etc., on the shoreline. Once you're there, look back down at your sailboat compass. Do a little tweaking, and then take a look at the object and again, realigning yourself as necessary. Continue to steer at the object for one minute, and then take a look at the compass. Do this every 60 seconds or so, switching back and forth from your physical point of reference to your...more
Nothing beats sailing on a felucca on the Nile River when visiting Egypt. Feluccas, large wooden boats with a single sail have remained, over the centuries, the primary means of transportation on the Nile. Even today, feluccas rely entirely on the...more
Smooth sailing with the Lord Isaiah Chapter 26 verses 7 through 9 read as follows from the NIV version of the Bible::7 The path of the righteous is level; you, the Upright One, make the way of the righteous smooth. 8 Yes, LORD, walking in...more
Sailing out on the water is an incredibly fun way of spending a day out in the sun and can make for fun travel. Some people just love ships and being out on water, some for the fishing and others for islands hopping. Sailing is a traditional way of...more
Whitsunday is one of the most popular tourist spots in Australia. The region has a main island and several small islands that comprise much of the natural attractions. Each island holds white sand shores and clear waters that prove ideal for...more
Australia is a continent popular for its moniker The Land Down Under. In recent years, the country became a host to the summer Olympics back in 2000, with Ian Thorpe as one of its top swimming champions. This event further bolstered Australias...more
Sailing Lessons Are you thinking about booking a chartered yacht holiday at some point in the future? If you are then why not consider booking a few sailing lessons beforehand. Although most yacht charters provide a crew that will sail the...more