Sail Training
Our Learn to Sail courses are taught on keelboats between 24-28 feet. A keelboat is a large sailboat with a fixed lead fin (keel) which helps to stabilize the boat. Our boats are fully registered and compliant will all Transport Canada Registered Boating School…
Intro to Sailing
It’s time for you to discover the exhilaration of sailing! This course is for people who have no prior sailing experience and who have always wanted to try it out. Come out and learn just how fun, and affordable, sailing can be! OBJECTIVE: To…
Grandparents Day Special!
Sail Nelson would like to offer a free 1.5 hour sail to any Grandparent & Grandchild combo to celebrate Grandparents Day! Our school vessel Spindrift became a part of our family when our owner’s grandparents, Heather & Adrian Niderost, donated her to Sail Nelson! As…
Sail Selection – Part 3 Measurements
Alright so I’m not going to lie, it has taken me a couple of weeks to get organized to do my measurements. The Headsail_Staysail Measurement v1.3 guide I was asked to fill in is comprehensive and with Spindrift being out on a pin I…
Sail Selection – Part 2 Budget & Materials
So the quotes have started rolling in and oh my! My cheap Scottish side is not happy! Haha. On the other hand, I am getting SO excited at the thought of a nice, new, crisp sail to trim. Delish! As I noted in Part…
Sail Selection – Part 1 Sailmaker
Alright so I have finally embraced the fact that Spindrift needs a new headsail. There are 3 standard, or more common, sizes of headsail including: genoa (150%), jib (115%) and a storm jib (40% or less). The percentages refer to the triangular area between…