Dinghy sailing
Learn To Sail – Dinghies
Our beginner program (CANSail 1&2) teaches essential skills like rigging, steering, tacking, gybing, sail trim, and capsize recovery. The Intermediate course (CANSail 3) builds on these foundations, introducing advanced techniques such as sailing by the lee, roll tacking, and racing fundamentals.
Dinghy Sailing – What Is It?
A dinghy is generally sailed by one or two people and the boat usually ranges from 6 feet to 18 feet long. A dinghy requires the weight of the skipper/crew to keep the boat upright and prevent it from capsizing but it is easy to recover.
Our Courses:
- Level 1: New sailors will learn how set up (rig) a sailboat, how to leave and return from a dock and perform. Developing wind awareness and basic sailing maneuvers such as tacking, gybing and sailing reach to reach. Sailors also learn basic sail trim and skills such as capsize recovery and towing.
- Level 2: Building on Level 1 sailors will further develop how to identify wind direction, how steer a set course towards different wind directions. Sailors will also continue to learn more advanced skills for boat handling including tacking, gybing and keeping the boat balanced and maneuvering the boat in different directions relative to the wind to reach a predetermined destination.
- Sailing skills are further refined and new skills, such as sailing by the lee and sailing backwards, roll tacking are introduced. Participants will become familiar with right-of-way rules and racing fundamentals.
SPECIAL: Register for a CANSail and Basic Cruising course in the same season, and receive a special discount. Email us at info@advantageboating.com for more details.