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How to become a sailor
(if you are not a God)…
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Sandro Botticelli, La nascita di Venere |
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Painting the sea
André
Derain, Master of Fauvism
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Gone with
the wind! Some
people are “naturals”, they simply know how to do it (like Venus
the first very day she was born). But for us “mortals” it is
better to learn something about the sea before trusting that a kind Zephyrus
will blow us exactly (and safely) where we want to go. Humankind
was fascinated for centuries by the few braves that knew how to cross the sea
and were able to get to mysterious lands where nothing was like back
home. Brave young man wanted to
sail the oceans. Adventurous souls dreamed of the wonderful beasts and
strange customs that intrepid merchants described returning from their trips
in the sweet smelling lands of the Sailors
have always been admired for their courage, envied for their freedom and
despised because of their rootlessness.
And this is why I have become a sailor. Today the
world is less of a mystery and we can travel quickly and easily. Maybe too
quickly and too easily, at the point where we miss out on a lot of the
pleasure of the trip and of its slow rhythm that makes it possible to get
close to other human fellows. Probably
there is still nothing like a sailing boat to bring you at the discovery of
new worlds, where you can meet other people that are living their life in a
way different from yours. It is a
matter of personal choice: you can book a trip for 15 days in a Club Med, or
you can build yourself the trip of your life, and start cruising. Or, if
you are not ready yet, you can just try: learn the skills and sail your boat
only during your holidays and on nice summer days. You do not even need a
boat to do this, you can rent it, or borrow it from a friend that leaves his
yacht moored at the sailing club all the time (too much work, probably) and
that will be happy to lend her to a capable skipper to make some miles. Whatever
is your dream, whatever you think you want to do, learning to master the wind
is for you. You will never regret it, and if one day you will decide to sail
away, you will be ready to drop the lines, hoist your sails and go. ……………. Timor Sea
Nautical Services is able to provide you the training to start sailing a
cruising yacht, or to improve your skills, teaching you the correct
techniques of navigation, the fundamentals of boat maintenance and how to
properly plan a safe, interesting and pleasant trip. Timor Sea Nautical
Services employs instructors and follow the syllabus and recommendation of
the British Royal Yachting Association (RYA),
the world leader in training that issues qualifications for recreational and
professional sailors that are widely recognised all over the world. |
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