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…
Women & Wind
Looking for some time out with some girlfriends? Want to meet some new friends and get out sailing? Come out and enjoy a Women & Wind sailing seminar! Sail Nelson offers several opportunities for you to hang out with some girlfriends and brush up…
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…
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