Lifestyle Sailing Blog

To heel or not to heel

Although I have seen numerous pictures of sailing boats with people sitting on one side that looked higher out of the water than the other side, I never gave it a thought why that was and how that would feel and I thought only in races that would happen.
So my first experience of heeling was quite a shock. More »

Why do skippers shout?

If you haven’t experienced it your self, you may well have observed the phenomenon.
While watching the boats come home from a beautiful day’s sailing you hear the skipper yelling agitatedly as he docks his beloved boat.

One of my most important lessons when first sailing as a couple was when my partner quietly shared with me after a frustrating anchoring exercise; “It doesn’t help to shout.” More »