Sailing For Absolute Beginners (Sailing Virgins) Ep.15

Sailing For Absolute Beginners - A Tour of a Boat If you want to get into sailing but don't know where to start, this episode is for you. Here, Jack and James take you through the basic terms on a boat. If you're wanting to learn to sail and are in your 20s or 30s, come to the Caribbean and learn with us. Sailing Virgins is the highest ranked sailing academy in the Caribbean - the best sailing waters in the world. Sail anytime between October and July each year. Check out our beginner courses at https://sailingvirgins.com/courses/beginner-course/ The sailing terms covered by this episode include: Bow Anchor locker Anchor windlass Anchor snubber Bow roller Cleat Pulpit Foresail Jib Forestay Furling Drum Furler Head Tack Clew Luff Leach Foot Jib Sheets Deck Life Raft Hatch Jack Stays Jib Car Guard Rails Stanchion Rig Shrouds Spreaders Mast Vang Boom Gooseneck Block Main Sail Sail Bag Lazy Jacks Topping Lift Cockpit Lazarette Bimini Dodger (aka sprayhood) Boathook Companionway Winch Piano Clutches (aka Jammers) Cam Cleat Main Halyard Reef Lines Outhaul Mainsheet Wheel Traveler Backstay Throttle Stern Transom Fenders Horseshoe Yeti Hull Keel Rudder Propeller Dinghy We then go for a tour of the lost city of Plymouth on the volcanic island of Montserrat. Video cred: Céline Freixe http://www.celinefreixe.com Music cred: Sydji - Oui https://soundcloud.com/sydji