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    Sailing ... have a go!

Keep up the study 



The Big Blue has put together some useful Videos which you can view now, we have also have put together a very helpfull study section.
The Big Blue aims at making your learn to sail experince with us a great experince that will last with you all ways.


Sailing Rules
Controlling the Sails.
Rigging the Mainsail
Unrolling the Genoa/Jib
Raising the Mainsail
Sailing a boat with the Wind
Filling the sails with Wind
Steering with the Tiller
Coming About
Turning away from the Wind
Putting a rope on a Cleat
First junior Programme



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  1      the complete    guide
  2      the language of    sailing
  3      sail boat   simulator
  4      how a sail   works
  5      airflow over a   sail
  6      forces on a    sail
  7      sail    terminology
  8      forces acting on a    boat
  9      navigation   markers
  10 points    of sail
  11 knots    to learn
  12 navigation    rules
  13 navigation    quiz
  14 navigation   lights
  15 weather    knowledge
  16 boating knowledge    test

course books  can be down loaded here.

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the introduction course book contains 33 pages of notes 6.2mb. the competent crew course book contains 51 pages of notes 11.6mb.

nsw handbook  can be down loaded from here!



when you go sailing for the first time you will have to have some understandings of the different parts of

the boat


the hull

the sails

the rig

weather  to learn
before we go boating we have to understand the weather!
weather forecasts  are needed every time you go boating.
get the forecast here