How to sail - The Essential Factors: Part 2 of 9 Wind Awareness

The essential factors of sailing. Part 2 of 9: Wind awareness is the key to sailing. You MUST build an awareness of what the wind is doing and bear in mind that this is fixed to the environment. As the boat turns the wind moves. Think of the wind as the top of a compass dial that is floating in the water and as your boat turns you are turning on this compass dial. As you walk along the street try to look at the wind, building an instant understanding of the wind and its direction. This is a really big thing to get to grips with and forms the understanding of absolutely everything else that happens on your boat.