Topic: first-time

Why 73% of Adventure Athletes Choose This Over Traditional Trips

by Clara Suggett / IN Insider, General, Athlete, First Time, Skill Transfer, Ski / June 30, 2025

Ready to discover why three-quarters of your fellow adventure athletes are making sailing their new obsession?

Sail Trim Basics: Optimizing Speed and Heel for Every Condition

by Clara Suggett / IN Insider, General, Athlete, First Time, Skill Transfer / June 30, 2025

Sail trim sounds like something you should already know if you’re on a boat. But if you’re new to sailing, it’s one of those skills no one explains until you're in...

Mastering Points of Sail: From Close-hauled to Running Explained

by Clara Suggett / IN Insider, General, Athlete, First Time, Skill Transfer / June 26, 2025

Picture yourself gripping the helm of a sleek catamaran, turquoise Caribbean water stretching endlessly ahead. Your instructor casually says, "Let's fall off to a...

How to Read Nautical Charts: A Beginner’s Step-by-Step Guide

by Clara Suggett / IN Insider, General, Athlete, First Time, Skill Transfer / June 25, 2025

That first glimpse of a nautical chart can feel overwhelming. All those squiggly lines, random numbers, and mysterious symbols might as well be ancient...

Is Sailing Hard? Why Skiers & Adrenaline Junkies Master It 3x Faster

by Clara Suggett / IN Insider, General, Athlete, First Time, Skill Transfer, Ski / June 24, 2025

The same mindset that gets you down a black diamond at Whistler can have you commanding a 45-foot catamaran in the Caribbean - but here's why most people never make...

Nature's Call: How Sailing Fuels Our Psychological Vitality

by James Kell / IN Trip Notes, adventure, Mindfulness, Beginner, First Time / May 08, 2025

It's Greece, 2014, mid-spring. We're anchored off the island of Lesbos. I'm leading a sailing expedition with my co-instructor and six eager students. The weather...

Sailing Virgin: Your First-Time Guide to Sailing Adventures

by James Kell / IN Beginner, First Time / May 25, 2023

The Genesis of Your Sailing Journey

"Why sailing?" you may ask. Why not snorkeling, or climbing, or simply lounging on some beach somewhere with a cocktail in hand?...

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