Fundamentals of sailing

Lots of sailing and yacht clubs are looking for new members, and you don't have to own a boat to join. As well as looking for members, most clubs offer instruction in the fundamentals of sailing. This should include some terminology, general boat safety, “rules of the road”, and some theory about how a sailing boat sails. Lots of these courses are low cost, or free to join. Part of the fundamentals of sailing is the terminology associated with sailing. This can be a little confusing to a novice at times. Even simple things you may take for granted like left and right, and moving backwards and forwards, all have their own terms left becomes port, right becomes starboard, backwards is astern, whilst forward is still actually forward, though may be pronounced forard View the rest of this article