huisjen
10-06-2003, 05:30 PM
Someone's comment about accidentally ramming the dock the other day got me thinking.
I row a small boat (7 1/2 feet). I'm planning to build a slightly bigger boat (15 feet) this winter, and I hope that I manage to put together something that sails reasonably well, although it will hardly be high performance.
I learned to sail in NROTC, which means I had a basic theory course, accompanied by too little time on the water. I've sailed a little in small boats since then, but never as much as I'd like, and in my own estimation, I'm not a very good or very experienced sailor, yet.
When I learned to fly, I'd go up over Mt. Diablo or San Pablo Bay, and practice things like minimum controlable airspeed, stalls, and turns around a point. It seems like similar behaviors are applicable to sailing.
Does anyone here make a regular practice of making docking approaches on things like lobster buoys from various points of wind? What else do people do to improve their sailing skills?
Dan
I row a small boat (7 1/2 feet). I'm planning to build a slightly bigger boat (15 feet) this winter, and I hope that I manage to put together something that sails reasonably well, although it will hardly be high performance.
I learned to sail in NROTC, which means I had a basic theory course, accompanied by too little time on the water. I've sailed a little in small boats since then, but never as much as I'd like, and in my own estimation, I'm not a very good or very experienced sailor, yet.
When I learned to fly, I'd go up over Mt. Diablo or San Pablo Bay, and practice things like minimum controlable airspeed, stalls, and turns around a point. It seems like similar behaviors are applicable to sailing.
Does anyone here make a regular practice of making docking approaches on things like lobster buoys from various points of wind? What else do people do to improve their sailing skills?
Dan