This article is an excerpt from NauticEd’s online Skipper Large Keelboats Course, a comprehensive online sailing course for beginner to intermediate sailors to learn how to sail large sailboats 26 ft (8m) and above. The Skipper Large Keelboats course is part of the Skipper Course Bundle of online courses, also teaching you how to master maneuvering under power and docking!
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Crew Briefing Video
It is important to know how much experience your crew has before you embark on any sailing adventure. Can they handle the worst-case scenarios? As a captain and good leader, you need to give a proper safety briefing each and every time prior to the boat leaving the dock. You also need to create an environment in which your crew and guests feel comfortable asking rudimentary questions.
For our boat, we created a video walkaround introduction to the boat covering safety items and also just general items on how we want our boat looked after. Feel free to duplicate something like this. Keep it short and simple and fast. We have new guests watching this video on my phone while we are doing some essential getting the boat ready to leave stuff. By the time they have watched it – the boat is ready.
In Chapter 11, Safety and Emergencies, we provide an excellent crew briefing checklist and how to prepare your crew.
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Knowledge and theory for longer distances and overnight sailing in diverse conditions. The Skipper Course is a comprehensive online sailing course for beginner to intermediate sailors wanting to learn how to sail larger sailboats 26ft to 56ft. Or upgrade to the Skipper Course Bundle of online courses to also master maneuvering under power and docking!
