sailing instructor

Nautical skills coach

A sailing instructor is a person who teaches others how to sail boats.

The term covers everyone from teenagers leading summer camp lessons to certified professionals training competitive racers.

Sailing instructors typically demonstrate techniques, explain wind and water conditions, and supervise students on the water: Our sailing instructor had us practice tacking all afternoon.

Related

knots · rigging · tiller · helm · wind · mast · crew · navigation · regatta · dinghy · coaching · certification · marina · tacking · jibe · come about · right of way · halyard

Opposites
role in sailing education

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Inexperienced newcomer to field

learner · pupil · landlubber

relationship to vessels and water

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Non-seafaring person

charter captain · passenger · ferry operator

relationship to water/land

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Alpine technique teacher

driving instructor · golf instructor · climbing instructor · tennis coach

Family

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Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G