How to sail a catamaran 101 

Thanks so much, you will love learning to sail a catamaran. So many adventures await you! It will keep you young :-)

Great comments! We keep lines under load clutched and /or firmly secured to the appropriate winch too. Thanks for adding this clarification!

Agree, and we do but failed to mention that important fact. Thanks! Randy

Thanks for checking in, will tell Lisa. This is absolutely the reason we are doing these. Lisa wants to finally know what is going on and share her journey especially with other women. She will be delighted at your comments! Janet, keep tuning in, a lot more content coming on this subject as we sail from the Bahamas back to SC. Thanks so much for following us!

Exactly, then they are more comfortable coming on your boat and already understand the basics of your boat 🙂

We appreciate your feedback. When I was much younger I was a Red Cross sailing instructor. I taught basic sailing and the first section in our teaching materials was learning basic terminology. You need to have a basic understanding so you can communicate aboard as well as also understand advice given by more experienced sailors. The sailing language evolved over 100s of years and is mostly universal so all sailors can understand.. .

Thanks so much for watching! Randy

Thanks so much! Check out our latest video on the helm station :-)

Yes, US Sailing has a series of books that are well written and well illustrated! Basic Keelboat, Basic Cruising are 2. You can find them on Amazon.

Thanks so much Dani, we had a lot of fun making this video! We love your channel too!!!! The photography is stunning and we love your music choices!

Thanks so much! My wife Lisa has been requesting that we do this video for a long time :-) More to come along these lines.

@@David-um2hs so glad you enjoyed it!

Lisa was the same way when we started. She still asks questions and has me demonstrate and explain why I am doing things. Watch your husband, ask questions. Study the terminology so you understand the language. Do not be afraid to say you do not understand, ask to help on everything so you learn. Sailing is so much fun, it truly clears your head so you live in the moment. It is also dependent on planning ahead such as navigation and most importantly weather. Have fun, enjoy the adventure. You are living a dream so many people have and never do :-). Randy

Also check out our website under How to Sail. The Helm Station Basics is good, also Raising the Mainsail. www.sailingonlaventure.com

Thanks so much! Lisa has been asking me to do this with her for a year and we had such fun filming it. We hope this will help many others get comfortable with some of the concepts of sailing and language of sailing.

Thanks so much! Lisa and I enjoyed making this video. We are hoping this gives new sailors and visiting friends a leg up when they go sailing. :-)

Thanks for watching!