Lifestyle Sailing Blog

What is the secret to safe sailing in heavy weather?

There are probably as many opinions as there are sailors as to what is the safest way to handle heavy weather. The most popular strategy these days, which is usually possible with accurate weather forecasting, is to stay away from heavy weather.
However that doesn’t answer the question, and doesn’t apply if you take the attitude of lets go sailing whatever the weather. More »

The three rules of sailing

The three rules of sailing are:
1. Keep the boat off the land.
2. Keep the water out of the boat.
3. Stay on the boat.

Everything else is optional.

Could sailing be this simple? More »

What do sailboats hit?

Are you confused about the real dangers of hitting things at sea?
Reading the media, it would not be unreasonable to conclude that the ocean is littered with containers and whales just waiting to be hit by you as you sail along. Is this the case?

There is usually a difference between what we talk about and what statistically is likely to happen. More »