EP 04 - INTERVIEW: Preparing & Sailing through a storm

Industry statesman Terry Wise, Managing Director of Pacific Sailing School, has been in business for more than 40 years and has seen his fair share of storms on the water and onshore. He shares some of the discipline of the RYA training and how it applies to preparing and then riding out a storm on your boat and come through safely for calmer seas ahead. To find out more about the catamaran sailing courses run by Pacific Sailing School please visit: https://www.multihullcentral.com/catamaran-academy/ To find out more about the online courses currently being run at Pacific Sailing School please visit: https://pacificsailingschool.com.au/ 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:04:50 - When sailing out to sea, what preparation can you take to avoid bad conditions? 0:09:45 - If a storm is imminent, how do you prepare your boat and personal for it? 0:11:55 - What equipment can be used in these conditions? Personal safety equipment Communications Safety equipment and systems (liferafts, jack stays etc) What about deploying drogues and sea anchors? Some people have – explain how that works? 1:00:55 - What training do you recommend for sailing offshore?