Stop in for a cup of coffee

Ddaddy said
I didn’t find it too hard. I did some sailing before that in small 12’ Sunfish day sailers and 18’ Hobi cats during Summers at the shore.

The principles are very straight forward and you need to develop a “feel” for the boat. I could easily put a side rail in the water while ripping up the Chesapeake bay at 28 mph with a feeling of total control as I dropped out of the high speed run and maneuvered into a cove to set anchor for the night.

Reason I ask is we are looking to get into sailing and eventually the Caribbean/open ocean. We signed up for the ASA 101 certification next June on a local lake to get the hang of sailing, then we will take 103, 104 and 114 on the ocean. Its part of our retirement, if not before plan.