Learn Sail Trim for all Points-of-Sail and all wind conditions.
Remember this Acrostic: "Happily Our Boats Can Sail the British Virgins." Remember the first letter of each when doing your sail trim. These are your tools for adjusting your sails. This App will not tell you what is wrong, however it gives you the right things to do based on your conditions. Make one adjustment then watch your boat speed to see if you speed increases or decreases.

Thales, one of the leading defence-electronics companies worldwide, is proud to present "Thales Sails the Seven Seas"
"Thales Sails the Seven Seas" gives you a unique view of the Thales Naval portfolio that consists of high-tech naval sensors and other systems.
This App enables you to search our portfolio for the latest developments and products in the naval realm. Access through country, product or platform.
Search in the App Store for: Thales Sails the Seven Seas. We advise you to download this App via a WiFi connection (about 30Mb). Data will be stored locally on your iPhone / iPad. This ensures a quick and responsive use of the Thales Sails the Seven Seas App.

Free Audiobook - Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum is a sailing memoir about his single-handed global circumnavigation aboard the sloop Spray. Slocum was the first person to sail around the world alone. The book was an immediate success and highly influential in inspiring later travelers.

This app is a convenient bookmark that opens your browser and allows you to listen to the audiobook recording of Sailing Alone Around the World without having to download the file to your device. Includes ability to control volume, pause, rewind and forward.

Take Sailing Lessons on your Droid device with an Instructor of American Sailing Association Classes! Learn all aspects of sailing at your own pace! Start Learning to Sail in 30 seconds!

This lesson package covers Using the Centerboard, Stopping the Boat, Leaving Docks and Moorings, Landing at Docks and Moorings, Anchoring, Moving your Boat When Becalmed, Person Overboard, and Righting a Capsize!

Narrated and taught by a US Coast Guard Licensed Captain and instructor of American Sailing Association Classes (ASA) using animation and digital video from Sail Magazine.

Suggested prerequisites for this course are Sailboat Parts, How to Tie Knots and Learn To Sail Volume 1, also available on Google Play!

Take Sailing Lessons on your Droid device with an Instructor of American Sailing Association Classes! Learn all aspects of sailing at your own pace! Start Learning to Sail in 30 seconds!

This lesson package covers Rigging the Boat, Introduction to Sail Tension and Care, Wind Theory and Handling Orientation, Introduction to Basic Sail Trim, The Points of Sail, Tacking and Jibing!

Narrated and taught by a US Coast Guard Licensed Captain and instructor of American Sailing Association Classes (ASA) using animation and digital video from Sail Magazine.

Suggested prerequisites for this course are Sailboat Parts and How to Tie Knots also available on Google Play.

Knots - A Sailor's Art.

Experienced Sailors say that knowing your knots is the most important aspect of Sailing!

Grab a piece of line and with Narration and Digital Video, learn how to tie the most popular Sailing Knots. You will learn to tie the Bowline, Figure Eight, Reef Knot, Square Knot, Clove Hitch, Cleat Hitch and Roundturn. Also covered are Parts of a Knot, Types and maintenance of Line. What the knots are used for and how they work.

Taught by a United States Coast Guard Licensed Captain and instructor of American Sailing Association (ASA) sailing classes. 45 minutes of instruction. loaded with graphics, video and information.

Included with the lesson is a Sailing Terms Glossary for this topic and graphic illustrations for reference.
The illustrations can be shared or emailed to one's desktop and printed out for reference.

This is a suggested prerequisite for Learn to Sail Vol I Apps Package

The Parts of a Sailboat

Learn all the Parts of a Sailboat; Mainsail, Jib, Centerboard, Rudder, Tiller, Standing and
Running Rigging, etc. What the parts are used for and how they work.

Taught by a United States Coast Guard Licensed Captain and instructor of American Sailing Association (ASA) sailing classes.

Also covered is nomenclature.

Included with the lesson is a Sailing Terms Glossary for this topic and graphic illustrations for reference.
The illustrations can be shared or emailed to one's desktop and printed out for reference.

This is a suggested prerequisite for Learn to Sail Vol I Apps Package

Learn to Turn a Sailboat

This lesson covers turning a sailboat into and through the wind (coming about or tacking) and turning a sailboat with the wind behind it (jibing). Commands and proper sailing terms are also discussed.

Taught by a USCG licensed Captain and teacher of American Sailing Association (ASA) sailing classes.

The lesson itself is taught using narration with graphics and digital video from Sail Magazine.

Included are a Sailing Terms Glossary for this topic and a demonstration animation of the maneuvers.

A credit of the price of this app will be applied towards purchase of the Learn to Sail Vol I App