Saving sailing - by keeping the fun in sailing fundamentals
Lessons in Optis start on dry land. What's wrong with how sailing is taught? For some reason, the teaching of sailing skills in many countries where sailing is an active pursuit has over the years changed from learning the ropes on a local body of water from an experienced friend to a rigorously structured multi-year racing-based certification process. How did it evolve this way, and who says racing is the only way to acquire the necessary fundamentals? I say bring back the fun and watch the numbers grow.