Video Library
Every skill, filmed on the water — watch before you go, review after.
The video library is how the curriculum reaches people who don’t have an instructor standing next to them. Each clip is short, focused on one skill, and shot on a real boat in real conditions. Watch a skill, go practice it with a host, then come back and watch it again — it’ll mean more the second time.
Status: in production. We’re filming the library skill-by-skill, in curriculum order. This page is the map of what’s coming; clips get linked in as they’re published. Want to help film, edit, or be on camera? Get involved.
How the videos map to the curriculum
Level 0 — Shore School
- Parts of the boat (a 3-minute walkaround)
- Reading the wind & the no-go zone
- Points of sail, explained on the water
- PFDs and the safety brief
- Five knots, slowly, then at speed
Level 1 — First Sail
- Rigging a dinghy from bare hull to ready-to-sail
- Leaving the dock / launching off a beach
- Steering with a tiller (why it feels backwards)
- Trim it in until it luffs, out until it fills
- Capsize recovery, start to finish
Level 2 — Building Skills
- Tacking: the whole maneuver, both crew roles
- Gybing under control
- Sailing each point of sail with intent
- Right-of-way scenarios on the water
- Docking under sail and under power
Level 3 — Independent Sailor
- A full solo sail in the 180 one-design
- Reefing as the wind builds
- Man-overboard recovery drill
- Pre-sail weather and float-plan walkthrough
Level 4 — Skipper & Mentor
- Running a beginner’s very first session
- Anchoring and basic seamanship
- Reading a chart and the buoys around you
Where the videos will live
We’ll host the library on a free public platform (YouTube channel) and embed the clips here so they stay organized by skill and level. The channel link will be added once the first batch is published.
Open by design. Like everything else here, the videos are free to watch, free to share, and free to use in your own teaching. Give it away.