Last sailing class and 2027 classes

Hello fellow sailors. It was a sad day on September 12 when I taught my last group sailing class of 2026 (private lessons still available). Like each year it always comes to an end. I do get a break and get to enjoy the holidays with my family and friends, so there is that.

I do keep sailing in the winter, mostly on my little Hobie Wave catamaran sailboat. I have even sailed on snowy days. I have sailed on Lake Coeur d'Alene and Hayden Lake (Idaho USA) when most of the lake was frozen (see vid below). I will be posting some winter sailing videos so stay tuned by visiting this site regularly. Sailing in the winter is also my training for the 2028 Race 2 Alaska.

The good news is our 2027 sailing class dates for the Complete Sailor 101 have been posted. Will soon have our 2027 Small Boat 100 classes dates posted.

If you have taken a class in the past and would like to take the classroom portion again as a refresher, we offer the indoor class in-person or via video.

We will likely be adding "Spinnaker sail class" for 2027. If you do not know what a spinnaker sail is, it's a sail that looks like a big balloon forward of the mast off the bow.

We will also be offering small boat trapezing class as well.

In 2027 for the Small Boat 100 classes, we will be adding an end of the season regatta and potluck. So past students can come to the regatta and race fellow students. And students who did not take the Small Boat 100 class can come and watch, east food. It's actually nothing serious, just a fun get-together, with some not serious racing.

And finally, Mindy our Small Boat 100 instructor is planning a Halloween class in October 2027. Come dressed up in your favorite scarry costume, etc. More info coming soon.

Winter sailing...

 

Navigation lights

We are now offering portable navigation lights for the Malbec18 that can be used on other sailboats. We offer...

1. Bow Green/Red Navigation Light.

2. Stern White Light

3. All-Around Anchor White Light

4. White/Red Cabin Light.

All these lights have emergency flashing and flashlight modes. And has three brightness modes. Low setting is still bright and great way to save on battery life.

Prices will be posted shortly in our online store shortly.

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New email funtosail@gmail.com

Actually, was our original email

SailGP Racing Series... Dates & Results

SailGP Formula 50 foiling catamaran regatta/racing news...

Racing just took place in Valencia Spain. Like always it was great racing and if you're an American the result was perfect. Team USA in this series, before the final had the following results: One 2nd and two 3rd place finishes, and one first place in the last race of the series. These results put them into 3rd place overall allowing them to be in the series final. It's all about consistency.

In the finally it was Australia, Italy, and America. In the end via some great tactics team USA was able to squeak out the win. Watch the Final below versus me boring about it.

For sailors wanting to learn the rules... Watching this type of racing helps one learn the rules of sailing, while having some fun doing so. SailGP is actually the only sailboat racing that is consistently viewed worldwide. Learn why its popular by watching it yourself...

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Visit SailGP.com

YouTube.com/sailgp

 

Labor Day & End of Summer

It's here, Labor Day which many of us consider the end of summer. For the Meteorologist summer ends on August 31, for the Astronomer it ends September 22. 

No matter what day you consider the end of summer, let's cherish the fun we had this summer and celebrate the hard-working Americans on Labor Day.

Also Fall is here, cooler temperatures, new winds, beautiful Fall colors, and the harvest. And should I say it, the beginning of the Holiday Season with Halloween and all that follows.

Have a wonderful Labor Day and Fall.

New Email and Social Media

Hello fellow sailors and customers. After experimenting with various non-Google emails we have decided to go back to gmail. Please from this point on use funtosail@gmail.com

As for social media this our blogger website here at funtosail.com is our social media along with our youtube channel, which is youtube.com/funtsail. You can subscribe to this our blogger website, make comments, etc. Also subscribe to our youtube channel.

We do have a FaceBook channel, but it simply directs you back to this blogger website (funtosail.com)

12-foot sailboat on the high seas

 

Sailing on the sea and Rounding Cape Pillar in a 12ft open sailboat (RAW AUDIO) - Welsford SCAMP & Houdini... Visit this videos youtube channel and subscribe.

The Worst Sailboats?

 

I thought this video about the worst sailboats is interesting. I do not totally agree but almost do.

I made a comment on this video, here it is...

"I am the one in the video sailing the Super Snark. I used to sell this boat until covid took it out of production. In this video he comments that they are fragile, but they are anything but. I have seen the original boats (call the Sea Snark with no plastic covering) that are all foam, not plastic covering still sailing, 1960's models. This boat first went into production in 1954, later in the 80's they covered the hull and cockpit in plastic and renamed if the Super Snark. More people have learned to sail on this boat than any other. I sailed my Snark for years, raced against Lasers in light winds and won, they are great in light winds. Sailed in heavy air too, and still fun to sail. By the way the mast is not flexi as they are short masts due to a lateen sail set up. Sure, this boat is not high performance, but who cares as they are fun to sail, and durable.

Sad to say I got a dealership selling the 26M, bad mistake. New boats would come to me that leaked bad, inconsistent thickness of fiberglass in the hull and deck. They sail like crap and do not motor all that well either. Yes, there are some who own them, that love them, but it's because they do not know any better.

Not mentioned in this video are the West Wright Potters, likely due to them being built well, etc. I think the Potters are less than desire-able, the 14 and 15 can capsize, which is next to impossible to recover from, and the 19 sails like a box (not a good thing). Still with those faults they should not in this video as one of the worst sailboats.

I agree with his assessment on the other boats in the video. When it comes to trailer-able sportboats I love the Montgomery's, Sage17, San Juan 21, Catalina 22, Compacs, and the Malbec18.com . Great boats."

Updates

We apologize for the lack of posts going on for over a year due to trying new website set ups, we decided after many trails to come back to simply using blogger as our website as before, for now. We have another website under development and will move to that once all features are ready and working fully. For now, enjoy our upcoming new articles, new Malbec18 club page, etc. If you have any comments or would like to give us feedback, do so below or email us at sail@funtosail.com . Thank you for your patience.