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How To Clean A Sailboat

Sailboats are meant to be used on saltwater yet saltwater does terrible damage to them. Saltwater has this wonderful way of causing corrosion. This corrosion will eat away at your boat, particularly your hull, so you need to make sure you give it a good clean after you have been in the water.

Sailboat Storage And Preparation

In the winter months most people start beginning to store their pride and joy sailboat. It really does not take a lot of effort, but it's something that must be done to keep it right for the next spring.

Sailing Knot Tying

Knot tying is a handy skill to have especially when it comes to sailing. Knots play a vital role in sailing, they can even save your life. To learn how to connect a boat, to learn how to lift it, how to secure it and even how to tow it, you need different knots and different skills.

Sailing Tuning Tips

This is going to be a short article but something I wanted to cover none the less. It's all about tuning your sailboat. Before I do that however I want to give you a saying of mine. It's something that I always say.... you can always improve your technique more then you can improve the boat you are sailing on.

Quick Sailing Techniques

Your body position in the boat is crucial, especially when it comes to speed and cornering. The boat should be as level as can be for fore and aft. If your bodyweight is too far forward it can cause the bow of your sailboat to nosedive into the water.

Tideway Sailing

This article is all about sailing and cruising in tidal waters. It's just as important to know about tides when you are cruising just as if you were racing. It's no secret that you will save lots of time and effort if you follow one simple rule.

Tacking

When someone says tacking, they mean to bring the sailboat to a course change by bringing the bow of the sailboat directly into the current of the wind. Getting the boat into a position thats directly upwind of the current position the sailboat is in.

Sailboat Docking

This is one of the most important skills to learn for anyone buying a sailboat. Docking is critical. If you get this wrong you can do damage to your boat and to yourself and people on board your boat. Depending on the size of the boat, the size of the docking area and the traffic in the area, not forgetting the wind conditions, makes docking all the more harder.

How To Launch A Fixed Keel Sailboat

If your sailboat has a keel that pulls up your a very lucky person indeed! A sailboat with a keel that pulls up can be launched just like any other boat on the water. However, if your sailboat is fixed keel, it takes a little practice to get right when launching. This is the type of keel boat that needs the trailer to back right down into the deep end of the slipway and get the boat into water that is more then deep enough to float on its own and dis attach from your trailer.

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