Sail-Handling Systems: People Wing and Sail-Training Trips

sail-handling systems: While some people wing it, experts recommend thoroughly understanding what you're getting into and being as prepared as possible -- taking lessons, having emergency and navigational gear, and packing more than enough food, according to CTV. John Neal, who with his wife, Amanda, conducts sail-training trips and seminars through their company, Washington state-based Mahina Expeditions, said crossing oceans is easier than it's ever been. But earlier this week, the U.S. Navy rescued two women adrift in the Pacific Ocean about 900 miles off Japan, at sea for months after their sailboat became disabled. He cites modern instrumentation and sail-handling systems as examples. And most of them make it, and the rest you never hear of. So it's not uncommon to have people who are very new to sailing take off and literally sail around the world, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.