The WoodenBoat School’s Elements of Sailing I class started Monday in fog and otherwise semi-foul weather, and it looks like the class might continue in that kind of weather or worse until it ends on Friday.
Nonetheless, based on what I saw yesterday, the participants seem to be learning quite a bit of seamanship and enjoying their sails in Great Cove.
The class members sail 12 ½ - foot Herreshoffs and Havens, which are very maneuverable and safe. The listed class subjects include getting underway, maneuvering through the points of sail, keeping on course, tacking, mooring, and docking, among other things.
(Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on June 27, 2023.)