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Night sailing

A Guide to Night Sailing

August 8, 2023 Leave a Comment

What do you need to know regarding night sailing? Aside from understanding how to sail and plan passages, you’ll need to be able to accurately read the weather forecast to determine the best time to leave. Assuming you have those basics down, what else is involved in night sailing? Let’s assume you’ve been sailing for[Read More]

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starting a sailing lifestyle

Starting a Sailing Lifestyle

June 27, 2023 Leave a Comment

From Novices to Navigators on a Sailing Lifestyle Experience Dreaming of starting a sailing lifestyle, where the vast open seas become your playground, and the wind carries you toward new horizons? This dream remains elusive for many. But what if I told you that you and your loved ones could start from scratch and turn[Read More]

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Sail Furler

Sail Furler – What Do You Need to Know

March 7, 2023 1 Comment

When it comes to bluewater sailing, having a reliable sail furler is essential. Furling systems allow sailors to quickly and easily reef or unfurl sails as needed, even in adverse weather conditions. In this article, let us explore the different types of sail furling systems commonly found on bluewater sailboats and the factors to consider[Read More]

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Am I too old for sailing

Am I Too Old For Sailing?

January 24, 2023 3 Comments

One of the most popular questions we get asked is, Am I too old for sailing? With our decade of sailing experience behind us, we’ve met sailors of all ages. One of the first couples we met were in their 80’s. That was eight years ago and they’re still going strong. Sailing has no boundaries –[Read More]

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How Do I Get Sailing Experience?

January 10, 2023 2 Comments

One of the biggest questions we get asked is, ‘How do I get sailing experience?’ Aside from joining a sailing club, offering to crew for boat owners, or chartering a vacation boat for a week, you can join Simon on Britican. Why Britican? With Simon you can learn not just to sail but how to[Read More]

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Learn to Sail - Tacking

Learn to Sail – Tacking

January 3, 2023 Leave a Comment

Guests join Britican to learn a wide variety of skills and gain real-life cruiser experience. Learn to sail – tacking is one of the fundamental basics that we teach, practice, and improve on. Tacking is turning the boat while allowing the sails to move from one side to the other. Tacking is done while the[Read More]

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Sailing Experience in Open Ocean

December 20, 2022 Leave a Comment

Over the years we’ve grown to offer more than week-long sailing cruiser lifesetyle experiences. In addition to providing guests with a Caribbean island-hopping daily sailing and boat life opportunity, we also offer sailing experience in open ocean. Many of our open ocean long passage guests use this as the final test. This test allows them[Read More]

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The reality of long passage sailing

The Reality of Long Passage Sailing

December 6, 2022 Leave a Comment

After a weather window opened, Captain Simon and five crew left Hampton, Virginia, and sailed to Bermuda. The reality of long passage sailing isn’t champagne and sunsets! The voyage took four days and started off with rough seas. Four of the crew were seasick but eventually recovered. Some were shocked at the size of the[Read More]

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Pre Sailing Passage Preparation

Pre Sailing Passage Preparation Video

November 23, 2022 Leave a Comment

Before heading out into the open ocean we do a variety of tasks to prepare ourselves and Britican. In this pre sailing passage preparation video, you’ll discover what we did prior to sailing from Hampton, Virginia across the Atlantic Ocean, to Bermuda. The voyage to Bermuda is estimated to take around 100 hours and around[Read More]

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Live the sailing dream

The Missing Link – How to Finally Live the Sailing Dream!

September 20, 2022 2 Comments

What experiences would be ideal to have before heading out sailing on your own/as a couple? What do you have to know, to live the sailing dream, prior to untying the lines? How can you ensure you’re prepared to be a sailing cruiser? Ultimately, what do you have to do to live the sailing dream[Read More]

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