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Ep 32: Learn to Sail: Part 16: Coming About or Tacking
Welcome to Episode 32 of Carpe Diem Sailing and Part 16 of our Learn to Sail Series. In this video I cover the steps for safely and effectively Coming About or Tacking. The video is broken down into stills and slow motion clips to clearly show what I'm do...
Ep 31: How to Dress for Sailing in Any Weather
Welcome to Episode 31 of Carpe Diem Sailing. In this episode I go over dressing appropriately for sailing, in fair weather and foul. I cover sun protection as well as dressing in layers when in adverse weather. I also talk about the various fabrics and ma...
Ep 30: Navigation: The Nautical Chart
Welcome to Episode 30 of Carpe Diem Sailing. In this episode I go over nautical charts and how to read one. I cover information found in the title block, scale, projection, depths, elevations, symbols, the compass rose and I briefly discuss digital charts...
Ep 29: Pro Tips: Dealing with Propwalk
Welcome to Episode 29 of Carpe Diem Sailing. Along with wind, propwalk is one of the biggest issues sailors face when docking or undocking their boats but it can also be a very useful tool. Often when propwalk is not well understood the boat appears to ha...
Ep 28: Crew Overboard Recovery System
Welcome to Episode 28 of Carpe Diem Sailing. In this video I try out and review a crew overboard recovery system. This 2 in 1 recovery system is advertised to work as a boarding ladder and also a sling for injured or unconscious crew overboard victims. Ch...
Ep 27: Learn to Sail: Part 15: Reefing the Main
Welcome to Episode 27 of Carpe Diem Sailing and Part 15 of our Learn to Sail Series. Building on our last video, where I discussed the theory of shortening sail, in this video I go over the specific steps for tying a reef into a mainsail equipped with a j...
Ep 26: Learn to Sail: Part 14: Shortening Sail
Welcome to Episode 26 of Carpe Diem Sailing and Part 14 of our Learn to Sail Series. In this video I discuss the theory of shortening sail or reefing for heavy weather. I talk about all the reasons why we shorten sail, I cover sail balance and I talk abou...
Ep 25: More Knots & Whipping a Line
Welcome to Episode 25 of Carpe Diem Sailing. In this episode I cover a few more knots: the cleat hitch, a bowline on the bight, the rolling hitch and I whip the end of a line. CARPE DIEM SAIL TRAINING www.carpediemsailing.com LEARN TO SAIL PLAYLIST https...
Ep 24: Pulling a Knotmeter Transducer in the Water
Welcome to Episode 24 of Carpe Diem Sailing. How many of you sailors out there live in fear of pulling out a knotmeter transducer while the boat is in the water, OK maybe not fear so much as a bit of stress. No one wants to sink their boat. If you've nev...
Ep 23: How to Flake a Mainsail
Welcome to Episode 23 of Carpe Diem Sailing and Part 12 of our Learn to Sail Series. Flaking a mainsail neatly seems to be a universal challenge for many. In this video I show you how to easily and safely flake a mainsail neatly SHOWNOTES www.carpediems...
Ep 22: Learn to Sail: Part 11: Lowering the Mainsail
Welcome to Episode 22 of Carpe Diem Sailing and Part 11 of our Learn to Sail Series. In this video I go over the steps for lowering the mainsail, with an emphasis on safety and efficiency. SHOWNOTES www.carpediemsailing.com/shownotes CARPE DIEM SAIL TRA...