The News, Culture and Practice of Sailing woodenboats
in Australia, New Zealand & The South Pacific.
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Generally, students who enter the program have never been in a boat and often don’t know how to swim. Over the course of four years they learn not just to swim and to sail, but to teach sailing to others, while working toward receiving an internationally recognised sailing instructor certification.
Why Capsize Drills?
We take a breath, set the sail, and before we know it, we’ve capsized to port and our whole crew is in the water. We count off to make sure everyone is present.