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Two boats. Same sails. Same wind.

One simply sails away.

Why?

Because sail trim is not “pull it in until it looks right”.

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September 23, 2026 at 2:18 PM
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Speed versus pointing — one of sailing's great counter-intuitive lessons. Sometimes bearing away just a few degrees gets you to the mark sooner.

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September 25, 2026 at 7:06 AM
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Start yachting course = whole new obsession for the Kirsch’s….. #sailing #solentboattraining #learntosail #yacht
November 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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A gust arrives and the sailing boat suddenly heels.

What should the helm do?

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September 20, 2026 at 6:46 AM
philipmrussell.bsky.social
The fastest sail adjustment may be only 2 cm.

Good sailors don't wait until the boat heels, the tell-tales collapse or the sail flaps. They make tiny corrections continuously.
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September 24, 2026 at 8:15 AM
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June 6, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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Sunset sailing at its best. Sun sets every day without fail. Take a moment and enjoy. Sail Better, Sail Brooklyn.

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May 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Some of the most skilled sailors aboard a sailboat aren't holding the tiller.

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September 13, 2026 at 7:40 AM
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A ten-degree wind shift can be worth tens of metres — without your boat travelling any faster.

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September 17, 2026 at 7:45 AM
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Pulling the mainsheet harder doesn't necessarily make a sailing boat faster.

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September 3, 2026 at 11:50 AM
philipmrussell.bsky.social
A gust hits.

Do you:

ease the mainsheet?

hike harder?

steer into the wind?

The answer may be all three — but often by surprisingly small amounts.

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September 21, 2026 at 8:28 AM
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The tiller is constantly telling you whether the boat is balanced.
If it suddenly becomes heavy, the answer may not be more rudder. The boat could be telling you about heel, sail trim or poor balance.

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September 22, 2026 at 7:52 AM
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New on pmrsailing.uk/sailing-less... Stop Staring at Your Sails — Learn to Read the Water

The next gust may already be visible fifty metres ahead of you.

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September 18, 2026 at 8:33 AM
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The Gust Is Coming — What Should You Do Before It Arrives?

Good sailors react to gusts. Better sailors are ready before the gust arrives.

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September 19, 2026 at 6:36 AM
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Sailing Knots: Start with five:

Figure-eight

Bowline

Sheet bend

Round turn & two half hitches

Cleat hitch

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September 12, 2026 at 7:59 AM
philipmrussell.bsky.social
Sailing boats don't have brakes.

So how do you stop one exactly where you want?

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September 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM
philipmrussell.bsky.social
First sail → crewing → coaching → independent sailing → racing → spinnakers, trapezes, yachts, traditional boats… perhaps even an A-Rater.

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September 11, 2026 at 7:50 AM
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Sometimes the fastest way to your destination is to sail away from it. Sailing upwind

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September 7, 2026 at 8:33 AM
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What turns someone who can sail into a good sailor?

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September 15, 2026 at 9:52 AM
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April 2, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Lesson 4: Learning the language of sailing.

There are plenty of ropes on a sailing boat.

Sailors just seem determined not to call most of them ropes.

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August 28, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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You don't need to buy a boat to become a sailor.
Your first boat might belong to a sailing club — or to someone who simply needs another pair of hands.
Join a club. Borrow the kit. Get on the water. Learn by doing.
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August 25, 2026 at 10:12 AM
philipmrussell.bsky.social
Gybing frightens many beginner sailors because the boom can cross the boat very quickly.

Understand the wind. Control the mainsheet. Expect the boom. Duck. Turn smoothly.

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September 5, 2026 at 9:37 AM
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Setting an anchor looks easy — until it isn’t.

There is a bit more to it than dropping it over the side and hoping for the best.

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March 27, 2026 at 9:41 AM
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One of the most useful things we can teach a new sailor has nothing to do with tacking, gybing or sail trim.

It is sometimes simply stopping to think before pushing off have I checked everything.

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August 30, 2026 at 7:57 AM