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Lifejacket testing is important to make sure that it will work if you really need it.

Is Your Life Jacket Actually Safe? DIY Service and Inflation Test Guide

Don't rely on luck. Learn how to service your life jacket at home, check CO2 cylinder weights, finding hidden expiry dates, and perform[…]

Understanding Tides

Sailing Tides Explained: A Guide to Springs, Neaps & Not Getting Stranded

Master sailing tides with this complete guide. Learn the difference between Spring and Neap tides, how to use the Rule of Twelfths, and[…]

Learn to use the Autopilot

Yacht Autopilot Guide: How to Master Your Silent Crew Member

Confused by Compass, Apparent, and True wind modes? Learn which sailing autopilot mode prevents dangerous gybes and how to trim your pilot for

Sailing yacht cruising in the Mediterranean with perfect sail trim

The 5 Essentials of Sailing: Why We Still Use Them Daily

Whether you are wrestling a Laser on a gusty lake, cruising a yacht through the Mediterranean, or hanging onto a windsurfer, the physics[…]

Windsurf Foiling

Learning to Windsurf Foil – First Steps

Learning to Foil Windsurf has been on my to do list for a few years now. This year I decided it was now[…]

The Beginning

I still remember it like it was yesterday, despite it being more than 30 years ago… The first day I stepped on a[…]