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A Short Guide To Winter Sailing Adventures
Sailing Tara Cooney 12/11/2024 Sailing Tara Cooney 12/11/2024

A Short Guide To Winter Sailing Adventures

Sailing in winter comes with challenges but great rewards! Here’s a short guide to preparing with the right gear and safety checks to enjoy your adventures.

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5 Reasons to Love Winter Sailing
Sailing Tara Cooney 04/11/2024 Sailing Tara Cooney 04/11/2024

5 Reasons to Love Winter Sailing

Sailing in the winter months offers a totally different experience from summer and you don’t want to miss embracing the colder months out on the water.

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Tiwal: The Inflatable Sailboat Packed With a Whole Lotta Fun
Sailing, Buy a Boat Tara Cooney 26/06/2024 Sailing, Buy a Boat Tara Cooney 26/06/2024

Tiwal: The Inflatable Sailboat Packed With a Whole Lotta Fun

Olympic sailor Melissa Henshaw gives us the lowdown the Tiwal — a super portable, high-performance sailing dinghy making waves all over the world.

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Extreme Small Boat Sailing Adventures: Could You Do This?
Sailing, Documentary Tara Cooney 11/03/2024 Sailing, Documentary Tara Cooney 11/03/2024

Extreme Small Boat Sailing Adventures: Could You Do This?

Meet Igor Stropnik, a Slovenian adventurer sharing his love for sailing small boats and extreme weather cruising in his short documentary ‘How I ended up Here’.

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An Easy Guide to the 8 Best (And Funnest) Small Sailboats to Learn to Sail
Sailing, Buy a Boat Tara Cooney 25/10/2023 Sailing, Buy a Boat Tara Cooney 25/10/2023

An Easy Guide to the 8 Best (And Funnest) Small Sailboats to Learn to Sail

Discover why bigger isn’t always better, with these 8 small sail boats — perfect for learning to sail, racing and getting your thrills on the water!

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How to Get Sailing Experience When You Don’t Have a Boat
Sailing Tara Cooney 03/10/2023 Sailing Tara Cooney 03/10/2023

How to Get Sailing Experience When You Don’t Have a Boat

Discover the best tips to meet other boaties, set yourself up as crew and begin a new sailing adventure — one that suits your lifestyle and budget.

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How To Get Race Ready For Your First Women’s Regatta
Sailing Tara Cooney 13/09/2023 Sailing Tara Cooney 13/09/2023

How To Get Race Ready For Your First Women’s Regatta

Here’s everything you need to know to prepare for your first women’s sailing regatta, so you can turn up ready to go, and have fun!

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Beginner's Guide to Understanding Port and Starboard
Sailing Tara Cooney 26/06/2023 Sailing Tara Cooney 26/06/2023

Beginner's Guide to Understanding Port and Starboard

Here’s everything you need to know about the nautical terms port and starboard, with illustrations, sailors’ sayings and 3 tricks to help you remember which is which!

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Beginner’s Guide to Types of Sails
Sailing Tara Cooney 29/05/2023 Sailing Tara Cooney 29/05/2023

Beginner’s Guide to Types of Sails

Learn about sails quickly and easily with this illustrated guide to common types of sails, different sail materials, and the basics of how sails work.

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An Easy Guide to Points of Sail
Sailing Tara Cooney 28/05/2023 Sailing Tara Cooney 28/05/2023

An Easy Guide to Points of Sail

Explore this easy guide to the Points of Sail to help you learn the basics of sailing and the terms of sailboat direction. These are a must-know for learning to sail!

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Everyday Sailing Terms You Need To Know
Sailing Tara Cooney 05/02/2022 Sailing Tara Cooney 05/02/2022

Everyday Sailing Terms You Need To Know

Learn the everyday sailing terms to find your way around a yacht, sail well and stay safe at sea. This is the only nautical glossary you’ll need to get started.

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Beginner’s Guide to Buying a Yacht
Sailing, Buy a Boat Tara Cooney 01/10/2021 Sailing, Buy a Boat Tara Cooney 01/10/2021

Beginner’s Guide to Buying a Yacht

Buying a yacht to live on is a big decision. Learn the key 14 factors to consider when buying for the first time, so you can find the right boat for you.

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