Free Courses
Before buying anything, you want to figure out whether sailing is for you or not. To do this, I suggest to get started on some good free sailing courses. I've ordered these nine tips in a way that makes (financial) sense.
NauticEd is one of the best-known names in online sailing education. And they offer two introductory courses FOR FREE.
You'll get Basic Sail Trim & Rules of Prevention of Collision at Sea. These will give you a good overview of what you need to know before boarding a sailboat.
- Enroll in Basic Sail Trim now
- Enroll in Rules of Prevention of Collision at Sea now
- Enroll in ASA Your First Sail now
NauticEd Basic Sail Trim
NauticEd is one of the best-known names in online sailing education. And they offer two introductory courses for free. With NauticEd's free introductory courses, you get Basic Sail Trim, which contains the basics with good illustrations.
This course is free and takes approximately 45 minutes.
NauticEd Rules of Prevention of Collision at Sea
Learning the Rules of the Road simply requires putting in the repetitions. It won't take to long, as they are pretty straightforward. NauticEd's free course will help you with it.
This course is free and takes approximately 1 hour.
ASA Your First Sail
The American Sailing Association (ASA) has created a very basic course that walks you through the most important names and terminology. It's very basic, and if you're already familiar with the fundamentals, it might be too rudimentary for you. However, if you want to slowly familiarize yourself with sailing, it's a great starting point.
This course is free and takes between 30 - 45 minutes.