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Pontoons generally exist on inland waterways and lakes. They are great as it allows you launch without getting your feet wet. This video is an introduction to pontoon launching.
Avoid the common mistakes when you need to launch your boat where pontoons are available.
Pontoon recovery should be simple, but there are a few mistakes we see over and over again. This video highlights the main ones we see and hopefully let you relate to these and help you to know what to do when you find yourself in the same situation!
How do you return to shore where pontoons exist. Watch this video to see how.
Purely an introduction to beach launching this video illustrates the types of beach that present themselves and how to identify them. The idea is to watch this one in conjunction with the other videos in this playlist.
This is launching at its easiest. The boat can be rigged easily bow to wind, these type of beaches often have little waves and you simply sail out and back. No beating or running, just reaching required. This video will still provide the useful info you need to identify such a beach and then show you how to deal with the situation
Launching in an Offshore wind appears to be the easiest and safest as the beach is often very sheltered. Whilst this may be the case, you MUST be aware of what the wind is doing away form the beach. This video will help you to identify what to do when launching with the wind blowing away from the beach
This video shows some of the common mistakes we have come across that folk make. Hopefully by watching this video you will be able to identify some of the situations and know what to do
This type of beach launching is the most common. Sea breeze effect of the land heating up more often than not creates the breeze to blow onto the shore from the sea. This usually creates waves which can present a hazard. Coupled with the fact that the wind will try to blow you back ashore makes this the hardest beach to sail away from. This video shows you how to identify the beach and what to do to sail out correctly.
This is an introduction to coming back ashore.
Sailing ashore is a key skill to learn. Onshore winds are the most common environment you will probably come across if you are sea sailing. Here we take you through the key steps
cross shore wind is when the wind blows up or down the beach. This is the easiest beach to approach but there are key steps you need to understand. Watch the video to understand what these are
This how to sail video will show you how to come back to shore when the wind is blowing offshore. In other words when you have to sail upwind to reach the beach. Learning to sail to get back in is an important skill to learn
This how to sail video will show you How to come back ashore. This is a key thing to learn to sail. Get it wrong and you could be in trouble. This video shows the common mistakes that we often see.
Taking a boat out for the first time is exciting. What do I do, and where do I sit and what do I do with all the ropes. This is an introduction to what you should aim for on your first sail. Watch this in conjunction with the other videos in this playlist and return to watch them over again if you need to.
Recap of the things you should aim to do on your first sail. This is how to start and stop, and how to turn around. Simple things to start with allow you to become familiar with how the boat behaves and responds to your control
After teaching people for many years there are common mistakes that apply to large numbers of people. All of our common mistake videos follow this principle and this one looks at the mistakes often made on your first sail
Here is a couple of simple maneouvres to practice on your first sail. Good exercises to practice boat control