Paul Exner who leads who runs the Modern Geographic Sailing Academy takes students step-by-step to go anywhere by sail. He teaches sailors the skills they need to sail in the ocean with confidence. This video shows him on a heavy air passage across Hawaii’s Alenuihaha Channel between Maui and Big Island in heavy weather aboard his Cape George Cutter 31, SOLSTICE. He has sailed hard for 40 years before he'd been in conditions that required a storm trysail and storm headsails. His students on this expedition had signed up for sailing in storm sailing conditions. Paul writes, “Bluewater sailing is a ‘practice’ — the same as any professional discipline like law, medicine, engineering, or business … you must practice your ‘art’ under the circumstances you’d expect in the real-world. Before a sailor can grow, they must surround themselves with bluewater conditions to establish a base-line from which mastery grows. “During the MOD GEO expedition you’ll grow as a sailor through hands-on practice on routes that you plan, influenced by weather forecasts you interpret — while you manage an ocean-ready sailing vessel to encounter a complete range of offshore and coastal conditions thrown at you in real time. You’ll learn proven seamanship methods and actionable-info to accelerate the pace and confidence by which you reach your sailing dream.” Paul’s not kidding you with these firm statements — many sailors have learned from Paul Exner how to complete their own Earth circumnavigation, sail multi-year voyages aboard their own boat — OR, become a trusted professional in the marine industry. Paul is a very experienced sailor and he knows how to teach seamanship. He also knows that an ocean-going boat needs dependable equipment. That is why his boat is powered by UK Sailmakers’ bluewater standard dacron cruising sails. In fact, he is just replacing his 18-year-old genoa. That’s a lot of years, especially when most of those miles were done on the ocean.

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The cold front finally passed and we are on the other side with lighter winds from the north and a calmer sea state 🌊

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Quest’oggi compensiamo le 200 miglia dei giorni scorsi e percorriamo 6 dignitosissime miglia a vela, con genoa aperto e 8 nodi di avanzamento. Raggiungiamo una delle poche calette che offrono riparo dai venti da sud (nel sud della Sardegna) e facciamo ciò che di sabato pomeriggio amiamo fare: riposarci con lavoretti di bordo. Tra una siliconata a un’infiltrazione, una sistemata a tutti i gavoni esterni e una pittata all’asta della bandiera, il pomeriggio trascorre sereno. Poi un tuffo delle 18 sancisce la fine delle attività di bordo e su Julia scende la calma. Chi legge, chi fa video, chi guarda il mare fermo. Una barca in lontananza celebra la fine dell’estate con musica e giochi, ma a noi arrivano solo echi, proprio come il caldo estivo che lascia gradualmente spazio al fresco autunnale. Prima di cena la sorpresa. Giulia è passata a trovarci! Giulia è una mia amica e compagna di università, che durante gli anni di studi si trasferì a Torino. Come da copione, con sé porta mille leccornie locali per una cena a base di piatti sardi. L’entusiasmo accompagna la cena e piano piano le risate fragorose si fanno più pacate e diventano chiacchiere di aggiornamenti e progetti. È difficile raccontarsi tutto in una sera soltanto! Ma i fondamentali sono stati appresi: Come funziona il gabinetto Che non esistono corde in barca Quali altri fondamentali non possono mancare? Scrivetelo nei commenti qui sotto 😄 Ci leggiamo domani! Cami #vitainbarca #barcavela #vivereinbarca #barca #sardegna #vlog #diariodibordo #sailinglife

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Hey Honu Crew. Season 3 starts Friday! Join us as we get closer to our dream of warm crystal blue water...we're so close now! ⛵️💙😎

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You are invited to the NEW Signature Clinics at International Sailing Academy in Mexico where you get to pick your coach! https://internationalsailingacademy.com/ Subscribe to our channel to get the latest updates on Laser Sailing Techniques and Tips. International Sailing Academy provides the world-class: - Laser Sailing Clinics - Laser Sailing Tips - Laser Sailing Downwind Coaching - Laser Sailing Clinics - Laser Sailing Online Courses

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