How to Sail a Boat : Coming About or Tacking: Free Online Sailing Lessons

January 12010

Learn how to come about or tacking techniques in a sailboat in this free online video lesson on sailing.

Expert: Tyler Pierce
Contact: offshoresailing.com
Bio: Tyler Pierce is the Northern Regional Operations Manager and Sail Instructor of the Offshore Sailing School at Liberty Landing in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Filmmaker: Tom DiDonato

Duration : 0:1:22

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Beginner Kiteboarding Lessons : Checking the Bridle & Stretching Lines on the Kiteboard

January 12010

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After the Kite is inflated you need to check the bridles and then stretch out the lines to make sure everything is lined up correctly. This process is explained in this free video.

Expert: Fransisco Escudero
Contact: www.skybanditz.com
Bio: Francisco Escudero is the owner of Sky Banditz Kiteboarding Center in Miami, FL.
Filmmaker: Paul Muller

Duration : 0:1:18

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Horse Care : How to Tack a Horse

December 172009

When tacking a horse, begin by putting the saddle pad up to where the hair starts to grow on the withers and pull the saddle pad up into the gullet of the saddle. Attach the girth and put the reins on a horse when tacking with help from an equestrian and horse riding coach in this free video on horse care and equine basics.

Expert: Mara Keith-Hunter
Contact: www.sycamore-stables.com
Bio: Mara Keith-Hunter is a lifelong equestrian and head coach for the Hampshire College equestrian team. She rode in the Intercollegiate National Horse Show for two universities.
Filmmaker: David Pakman

Duration : 0:3:0

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