Keelboats are great for outdoor fun on water. As long as you have reasonable sailing skills, you can be sure of experiencing a lot of fun and excitement on a keelboat. By reasonable I mean that you at least know how to name and handle the basic keelboat fittings. Here are the skills that you will need for keelboat sailing:
1. Seamanship Skills. These ones enable you to handle the keelboat in virtually all circumstances from launching all the way to recovery. You should also know how to handle the keelboat fittings used during anchoring, stopping and other such times.
2. Day Sailing. This one is about is mainly about planning and the necessary decision making needed when sailing small boats. Nothing much to do with keelboat fittings, but very important when sailing on a keelboat.
3. Performance Sailing Skills. These skills will help you sail efficiently in virtually any condition that you may face. Here all keelboat fittings and parts become one with your body and you can move together as a unit.