Avon Sailboats

Small boats.  Right parts.  Fine service.  Since 1968.

Learn to Sail

How to Learn

There's no
one-and-only-right-way
to learn to sail.

learn by
learn by doing:
learn

Want to be good?

How good, how proficient? And on what size sailboat? A small type, or a big one?

Expert Advice

Consider your personality and determine how much time you're willing to invest. Choose the method/s that you think will work best for you. Then practice, practice, practice. If you need suggestions or more information and want to talk to someone that cares, call lindy.

Learning to sail small boats is inexpensive and fun, whatever your method. Learn to sail today.

Online Resources

  • learn to sail in 3 days coverLearn basic sailing from a 10-page (downloadable free) booklet in straightforward language with clear, full color illustrations. Published in 1977 by Alcort, teaches novices how to sail a Sunfish. Content is applicable to most board boats—and the title lives up to its promise.

    Download Learn to Sail in Three Days, 6.5 MB

  • How to Sail A Boat

    No visuals, but written by sailors. Online at WikiHow, the How-To Manual That Anyone Can Write or Edit.

  • Sailing a Hobie Cat

    Although tailored to sailing a catamaran, much information also relates to monohulls. Includes diagrams.

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Optimist dinghy sailing
Hobie Cat sailing
Laser learning to upright

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