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Self-Taught or School-Taught Sailing: Which is Better?

“Experience is the worst teacher. It gives the test before giving the lesson.”

When it comes to learning to sail, this old saying rings especially true. Whether you’re nervously approaching a crowded dock or reefing a mainsail as a squall builds, the ocean doesn’t wait for you to figure it out. So should you teach yourself, learn from friends, or take a course at a sailing school?

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