Sail Nelson
The natural choice.
Why Sail Nelson?
Welcome to Sail Nelson! We are a recognized BC Sailing and Sail Canada adult recreational boating school and our Sail Canada certified instructor, Penny Caldwell, is eager to share her love of sailing with you. Sail Nelson began with a great partnership with Selkirk…
Holidays 2019
Give the gift of sailing! Have a special someone in your life who has dreamed of learning to sail? Why not give them the unique gift of sailing education this Holiday Season! Sail Nelson will provide them the instruction they need to make their…
Coastal Navigation
Sail Canada has introduced two new Coastal Navigation standards: Basic and Intermediate. These two standards used to be one course, however they have now been divided into two, more comprehensive, standards. OBJECTIVE: To be able to plan and to safely navigate by day in…
Saying goodbye…
This past long weekend I received some very tragic news. My friend Travis had been involved in a scuba diving accident and lost his life. Many of you actually know of Travis. He was known to you through my blog posts as “Turnagain Travis,”…
Sail Selection Part 4 – New Sail Love
Well I have had my new 110% jib for about two months now. Receiving that shipment in the mail was like Christmas! Sheet Position So far I am figuring out the best position for my sheets relative to my standing rigging and fairlead track….
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…
