β΅ Sailing School
Practical sailing lessons: knots, sail trim, manoeuvres, navigation, COLREG and mooring.
Sailing School guides
Explore practical TwoBoat guides about sailing school. These articles help sailors, charter guests, skippers and marine teams make better decisions before, during and after a trip.
How to Sail Upwind
Learn how to sail upwind efficiently by trimming sails correctly, steering the proper course and maintaining boat speed. This guide explains pointing angle, sail trim, tacking and common mistakes when sailing close-hauled.
technicalSkipper Quiz: Test Your Bareboat Sailing Knowledge Before Departure
Interactive skipper quiz for bareboat charter guests, crew and boat owners. Test practical knowledge of safety equipment, VHF radio, anchoring, weather, COLREGs, navigation, yacht systems and departure preparation before leaving the marina.
technicalHow to Trim Sails Properly
Learn how to trim sails properly for every point of sail. This complete guide explains mainsail trim, jib trim, telltales, sail shape, traveler settings, common mistakes and includes interactive sail trim simulators.
technicalHow to Reef a Mainsail
Learn how to reef a mainsail safely and at the right time. This complete guide explains wind limits, heel angle, sail balance, reefing steps, common mistakes and includes interactive reefing simulators for beginner and bareboat skippers.
technicalHow to Tack a Sailboat
Learn how to tack a sailboat step by step. This beginner-friendly guide explains tacking commands, crew roles, sheet timing, boat speed, common mistakes and includes interactive tacking simulators.
guideHow to Read a Nautical Chart: Complete Interactive Guide for Sailors
Learn how to read a nautical chart step by step: scale, latitude and longitude, depths, chart datum, contours, rocks, wrecks, buoys, lights, compass rose, magnetic variation and route planning. Includes an interactive training chart, symbol decoder, depth and distance tools, coordinate exercises, checklist and quiz.
howtoSailing at Night β Complete Guide
Advanced night-sailing training for experienced skippers. Learn to identify vessel aspect and movement from navigation lights, interpret lighthouse characteristics, distinguish anchored and underway vessels, manage degraded visual perception, and make safer collision-avoidance decisions after dark.
guideCOLREG Collision Avoidance: Complete Interactive Guide for Skippers
Advanced interactive COLREG collision-avoidance training for skippers. Learn lookout, safe speed, risk of collision, head-on, crossing and overtaking situations, stand-on and give-way responsibilities, restricted visibility and vessel hierarchy through visual simulators, bearing exercises, CPA/TCPA training and decision scenarios.
guideDocking a Boat in Wind β Complete Interactive Simulator & Skipper Guide
Interactive boat-docking guide for skippers. Practise marina approaches in crosswind, headwind and following wind, understand momentum, rudder authority, prop walk, bow thrusters and spring lines, train Mediterranean stern-to berthing, crew line order and abort decisions, and use a top-down docking simulator before practising on a real vessel.
guideRefuelling & Fresh Water Tank Filling on a Yacht β Complete Safety Guide
Practical guide to refuelling a yacht and filling its fresh-water tanks safely. Learn what to prepare before approaching the dock, how to identify the correct deck filler, avoid diesel and water contamination, manage hoses and vents, prevent spills and complete essential checks before leaving the fuel or water berth.
guideMarine Toilet & Holding Tank System Explained β Toilet, Holding Tank, Y-Valve, Pump-Out & Odor Problems
Complete interactive guide to marine toilet and holding tank systems. Learn how manual and electric marine toilets work, how waste reaches the holding tank, what Y-valves, vents, deck pump-out fittings and discharge pumps do, and how to diagnose bad odors, blocked toilets, backflow, poor flushing and pump-out problems.
guideSailboat Rigging Explained β Every Line & What It Does
Complete interactive guide to sailboat rigging. Learn the difference between standing and running rigging and understand what halyards, sheets, control lines, shrouds, stays, travelers, vangs, outhauls, cunninghams and reefing lines actually do. Explore an interactive sailboat, line-by-line sail controls, trimming examples, troubleshooting and a rigging knowledge quiz.
guideSeacock & Through-Hull Fittings β Complete Safety Guide
Complete safety guide to seacocks and through-hull fittings. Learn how through-hulls, backing plates, seacocks, hose tails, clamps and below-waterline hoses work together, which boat systems depend on them, how to inspect and maintain them, what failure modes to watch for, and what to do if a fitting or hose begins leaking at sea
guideAIS Explained β Automatic Identification System for Sailors
Learn how marine AIS works, what Class A and Class B mean, how to read AIS targets, MMSI, COG, SOG, CPA and TCPA, and how AIS supports collision avoidance. Includes an interactive CPA simulator, departure checklist and AIS knowledge quiz.
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