by Fin | Wed Jan 2022 | Boat Smart, Deep Waters, Head to Wind, Rules & Regs
Topmast is committed to conducting courses in a safe and responsible manner to ensure the health and safety of our students and Instructors. At Topmast we are mandated by the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act and will act accordingly. We carefully examine...
by Fin | Sat Jul 2019 | Boat Smart, Head to Wind
This spring I was fortunate to spend some time with Erin and Marie on their Baltic 42. We had a great sail from Rhode Island to New York city where I jumped-off and Erin and Marie carried on up the Erie canal to Lake Erie. One of the concerns was the 2m keel and...
by Fin | Mon Mar 2018 | Deep Waters, Head to Wind
Jim Garvin is the kind of student Sailing Instructors really enjoy – he’s teachable, he gets along with everyone and he’s along for the experience more-so than the certificate. Jim Garvin is low maintenance. So low maintenance in fact, that when he had a heart...
by Fin | Thu Dec 2017 | Deep Waters, Head to Wind
Topmast gets a few enquiries from Sail Canada and ASA instructors who want to become RYA instructors. Because of the difference between the schemes there is no easy cross-over. Find out how below. This is the process:1. Become an RYA Yachtmaster with commercial...
by Fin | Wed Dec 2017 | Boat Smart, Rules & Regs
No one possesses the literary skills to make the subject of buoyage interesting – no one. Buoys, their markings and light attributes are a dry subject and a necessary evil in maritime training schemes. Still, getting them wrong can have very real repercussions....
