Offshore winds can be tricky to land on. The wind tries to blow you out to sea, so be careful of launching in an offshore wind as you will need to land again. If you do need to land when the wind is blowing away from the shore then this video will show you what to do

Here are some common mistakes for beach landing that I see time over when teaching people to sail. This video sets them out to help you understand how to spot them

Onshore winds are probably the most common beach environment to experience. This is often due to a sea breeze effect that occurs at most beaches. This video helps you to identify what an onshore wind is and how to come back ashore in such conditions.

This how to sail video will help identify the common mistakes on pontoon launching. Try to remember these and spot them as you are learning to sail

This how to sail video explains what a pontoon is and how to launch the boat as you are learning to sail. We show you the steps of how to prepare for launch and then what to do when the boat is on the pontoon

In this how to sail video you will see a good way to return to a pontoon. This video shows you what they are and help you learn to sail. Look out for the other 108 how to sail videos on our channel

This how to sail video will help you to identify common mistakes when learning to sail and using a pontoon.

This video introduces you to what you may like to aim at on your first sail. The video shows you how to start and stop, the principles of turning around, what the wind means and how to identify where it is blowing from. This is sailing at its most basic form. On the channel are many more specific videos about other aspects of sailing.

Where to sit? This is important to understand. This video shows you where to sit on your single person dinghy. We are using the Laser dinghy in all our training videos, but the same principles apply to pretty much any boat you come across.

Sails, what are they and what do they do? How does a sail work and how do I control the sail? these are all regular questions and this video shows you what to do and how to identify what happens on the sail as you adjust it.

Basic maneuvres for your first sail afloat. This video will show you a few to try and achieve and also how to avoid being stuck in irons when the boat is head to wind.

Turning around. This video shows you a very basic way of turning. Watch the tacking playlist for a much more detailed explanation but this explanation is a good one to follow first day out

On your first sail there is a lot to watch out for. What is the wind doing, where is it blowing from, how do I start and stop and control my speed. You will be full of enthusiasm and questions but will also make lots of really basic mistakes. This video illustrates just a few of the common mistakes that I spot when people are learning to sail.

Watch this video for the Key Learning Points for your first sail. As with the Key learning points for the other videos on our channel, I have tried to make these easy to spot and help you to identify what they might be so you can look out for them and try and avoid the trips.

As you learn to sail, tacking is one of the major manoeuvres to learn. Tacking takes the boat from one side of what we call the no go zone to the other. It allows a sailboat to change direction through the wind. This video introduces the concept of tacking and sets up the remaining videos in this playlist.This video is one of 109 in our how to sail series, so check out the rest of the channel for others to help you as you learn to sail

Land drill really helps you to understand what to do with your hands during a manoeuver. Follow the steps we illustrate here and have a go yourself before going afloat. Avoiding bad habits is a good thing to do, so a well practiced land drill will help here.

Tacking is the maneuvre needed to turn a sailboat through the wind. The term applies to all sailboats. In this video we use a laser but the same principles apply to any one person sailboat. This video will show you how to tack afloat and forms part of our longer playlist. We have broken our videos of how to sail a sailboat into small bite sized chunks to make it easy for you to understand. Search for the full playlist for the rest of the sequence. We have created these free how to sail videos for you to enjoy and learn, so tell your friends. Our payback comes from the ads so sorry about those, but we need to get a return on our time and investment. Happy sailing

As you learn to sail. Understanding basic mistakes is a good move. See what the common mistakes that I come across when teaching. Most people make the same basic mistakes each time and this video is aimed to help you to identify them and then be ready to avoid them as you learn how to sail

How to sail. This video shows you the Key learning points tacking a sailboat. Here we show you what they are so you can easily remember them as you learn to sail. Use these to help guide you through the process of how to tack a sailboat sailed singlehanded

As you learn to sail, good hand technique is important to help you remain in control when doing the gybe. Here we show you the steps slowly on a land based simulator for clarity to help you to see how to sail a small sailboat. It is a good idea to try this before you go afloat for the first time. Bad habbits are often hard to correct so understanding what to do with your hands is important to learn.