WaveSkills Sailing School

🏆Contest Winners!
Through an online prize selector, I’m thrilled to announce winners of two tickets to Sail GP and a very cool limited edition hat for sharing the original post!!
🚀⛵️➡️Nina Germitsch
🧢➡️ Basil Dickson
I’ll be in contact!

⛵️WaveSkills Sailing School is excited to offer a chance to win two tickets to Georges Island during this year’s Sail GP event in Halifax on Saturday, June 20! Valued at $400!
These tickets include:
👀 Panoramic View, Ferry Transfer, Refreshment Access.
👀 One of THE BEST Locations to watch this premier event!🚀
To enter, send a 250 word story to [email protected] on ONE of these themes:
➡What sailing means to you.
➡Why you and guest would like to attend Sail GP.
➡Just a cool sailing story! OR
➡Why you want to learn how to sail?
🧢In a separate contest, share this post to win a very cool and limited edition Sail GP hat! 🔥
Contest closes May 31st! Winner will be contacted by June 5th-ish. See less

⛵ YOUTH LEARN TO SAIL SURVEY

The Parks, Recreation and Active Living Department for the City of Summerside is looking to gauge public interest in a Junior Sailing Program for Youth should this be something we are able to offer this summer.

Let us know your thoughts here!📝 https://sside.ca/junior-sailing-survey

Are you a Pleasure Craft Licence holder?

Licenses without an expiry date will now expire. Learn more about when you will need to renew based on the year your licence was issued.

What effectively is reefing the sails doing?

Well, it’s just reducing the sail area and the height of the position that the wind force acts upon the sails. As an example if the sail was reefed down 15% of its height the area is reduced by 0.85 squared = to 72% of it’s original but the heeling moment is reduced even further because the center of pressure on the sail is lowered . IE reefing has a cubic effect on reducing the heeling moment.

Some boats need persuasion to make to windward, so tweaking the sails to best advantage can make all the difference. David Harding offers a few tips.

https://www.yachtingmonthly.com/sailing-skills/simple-tweaks-that-will-immediately-improve-your-boats-performance-to-windward-103161