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Are
you new to sailing or want to improve your skills?
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At
Sea Lake Yacht Sales we can put you in touch with the right sailing
instructor.
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Picture someone you know who's happy and content.
He or she learned how to do something most people never do in their
entire lives. |
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| Dear
Outdoor Enthusiast: |
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| Remember
when you first learned to ride your bike? Put on a pair of skis for
the first time? Remember the adrenaline rush as you wobbled down the
driveway (or slope)? Do you ever wonder what it would be like to again
ride that euphoric rush of a new and challenging experience? |
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| I'm
talking about Sailing...the ultimate Adventure on one of
our vast frontiers! |
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frankly, it's really difficult to explain what it's like...this joy
called sailing. I can only tell you that it is an energy unlike anything
else you've experienced. Ever. |
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could describe the sudden sense of freedom as the sails fill with
wind. Rejuvenation. Relaxation. A total release from stress as the
sun caresses you. Your boat gently gliding through those glassy crests.
The sound of the wind ruffling the canvas, and the smiles on the faces
of those beside you as you unleash your spirit to the energy of the
sea. Confidence. |
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| But
you won't really understand. Until you do it. |
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| Sailing
has changed my life. |
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At
Sea Lake Yacht Sales, we can change your life as well.
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| INTRODUCTION
TO SAILING |
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out and "Try Sailing" with us and see how much fun it is.
We use our 22 to 27 foot sailboats and a licensed captain/sailing
instructor to show you how easy sailing can be. We will take you out
on a mini two-hour introduction sail from the Sea Lake Yachts Sales
pier in Watergate Marina, to the protected waters of Clear Lake. |
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| BASIC
SAILING LESSONS |
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assume you are new to sailing and start from the beginning. The topics
covered in this class are: Terminology, USCG Requirements,Different
boat types, How a Boat Sails, The Sailing Circle and Points of Sail,
Tacking, Gybing, Knots, Basic Rules of the Road, VHF Radio Usage,
and Anchoring. This course is normally taught in two consecutive four-hour
sessions. |
| INTERMEDIATE
SAILING |
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this class we pick up from where basic sailing left off. The topics
covered in this class are: Engine Basics, Checks and Starting Procedures,
Boat Maneuvering and outside effects on the Boat, Docking, Chart Introduction
and Basic Plotting, Weather Including Wind, Clouds and Current, Man
Overboard Recovery, Reefing, Heeling, and Heave to. This course is
normally taught in two consecutive four-hour sessions. Each four-hour
sessions has about one hour classroom and three plus hours hands on
sailing. |
| PRIVATE
LESSONS |
| If
you have your own boat and want to learn sailing or may be brush up
on some of your skills, then these private lessons are for you. |
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| Give
us a call or fill out this FORM
and we will get back to you very soon. |
