What is weather helm and how to fix it in a catamaran? Although most sailors understand whether helm and how to fix it, the underlying causes of weather helm in a catamaran and the reasons why common...
What is weather helm and how to fix it in a catamaran? Although most sailors understand whether helm and how to fix it, the underlying causes of weather helm in a catamaran and the reasons why common...
Here are some basic tips for sail trimming on our Lagoon 42 catamaran Blue Buddha. Although some of these tips are unique to the Lagoon 42 sail configuration, they apply to most cats with aft mast...
This is definitely a very delayed post. I was just looking at our blog and realized that I only documented my experience with ASA in the “Learning to Sail” section. Doing the ASA program, from 101 to...
Final day! Our final day of sailing had us motoring out of the port of Miami into heavy seas (I got lucky again and was at the helm!). We then turned north towards Fort Lauderdale. We had south...
Another MOB day! I told you that MOB drills are really the core of this course. Think of MOB drills as the sailing equivalent of a full body workout. You get to use all of your skills in...
MOB six boat lengths off the stern! Today was all about MOB drills. MOB stands for Man Over Board and I would say this was the best part of the entire week. We left our anchorage in Boca Chica and...
The day started with what would become a routine. I got a cup of coffee and sat on the bow of the boat enjoying the views. As I watched other boats and the Miami Skyline it occurred to me that one of...
I got to the boat about 2:30pm before anyone was there. I got a chance to pick a berth (room) and walk around the boat. The boat was an Island Spirit 37 Catamaran named “About Time”. I had read about...
As I sat on the tarmac looking at the frozen tundra waiting for the plane to take off, I thought about how this flight is likely the start of a life-changing journey. For some, learning to sail is...