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Great FunWant to improve your sailing? This is for you!.Version: 4.0.8

Less of a game, more of a simulatorThe app is a good tool for learning the terminology and basic sailing technique, and the sailing simulation is realistic enough and quite satisfying. I'm thankful it doesn't have advanced multiplayer capability and more gamification otherwise I'd be terribly addicted..Version: 1.1

Great teaching tool! Worth itFather of two ages 10 and 12. I haven't sailed in 25 years or so and just got a hold of an old 25' cruising boat. This has been a fun for he boys and taught my 10 year old his points of sail in half an hour. This is a good platform that will hopefully continue to offer more and more features..Version: 2.0

A fun app for beginnersI like the fact that it has a sailing simulator for me to get the hang of the basics of sailing before i even get near an actual boat..Version: 3.0.13

Practice Sailing AnywhereThis app is a great way to practice the mental side of sailing. Running through the various drills helps make concepts like points of sail or correct sail trim become second nature. It would be nice to have a man overboard drill in here!.Version: 2.1.1

Best educational app, best used on iPad thoPlus: Very good educational app, the method used helps drill the basics and undeniably improved our experience on the water. No better training app that I can find on the stores. Con: menu controls are too finicky on an iPhone, expects a pixel perfect response for the tests which becomes an annoying distraction when using an iPhone. For fingers larger than a 10yo, best experienced on an iPad. Otherwise UX should expand the control size or expand the regions on the controls for correct answers..Version: 4.0.2

SkillsThis is an excellent way to keep your skill level up until you can get back on the water..Version: 4.0.8

Fun & usefulThis is useful and good mental exercise as well! Fun game and very good for practicing principles of docking, points of sail, maneuvering, and ATONs. Most er, inspiring (I guess you’d say), is the crunching sound just before your boat sinks! Love it although it seems to be bring out the sociopath sailor in me! Calling my therapist now..Version: 4.0.8

A must for new sailorsBefore you can become a better sailor, you have to know the language of sailing. This app is a helpful tool. Certainly better to learn the terminology in your idle time onshore than once you’re already underway..Version: 2.1.1

Good beginners’ practice toolThe points of sail tests are quite helpful for beginners. The sailing simulation is basic, but enough to practice some trimming fundamentals and rudimentary navigation. Overall, a useful app for new sailors, but one they will quickly (hopefully) outgrow..Version: 4.0.8

Very realisticThis app is the most realistic that I have found for practising ceiling. I really enjoy it, there’s lots of variety, and the theory test keep me on my toes!.Version: 2.1.1

Love it !As I am learning how to sail and one day possibly crossing the Atlantic, it is imperative for me to learn the points of sail. These tests are helping quite a bit, and every single time I am free I will try to master them. Thank you ASA.Version: 3.0.9

Surprisingly challenging!I was surprised by both the level of complexity and difficulty and also by the sophisticated quality of graphics and the number of real-life variables brought to life. Bravo, ASA!.Version: 4.0.2

Good practiceFor when you can't get out on the water enough, this a great reminder of how to deal with the wind!.Version: 2.0

Good, but......where are the waves and bad weather. Needs more challenges; I’d completed them all in a day..Version: 2.0

Types water conditionsWish there were open water scenarios.Version: 4.0.8

Enjoyable and a good reviewFun game, responsive. This has been a good way to brush up on many basic skills. Increases my confidence, a good way to practice if you haven’t sailed in while. Wish the controls could be made bigger on the screen, my thumbs aren’t super dexterous..Version: 3.0.11

Great way to learn!I'm new to the sailing world and this app has been helpful. The recent updates have made it better by adding more features and more options to use..Version: 2.0

A good start to learning conceptsI completed sailing classes when I was in scouting. This was ~18 years ago, I’m interested in taking my family out on sailing adventures so I’m brushing up on sailing. I do like the game, the sounds our very relaxing. I would like to see a larger selection of boats and more elements in the virtual world. Some thoughts would be birds, smoke, more boats moving near you, and marker buoys for wave-point racing. While I agree docking under sail is a list skill, many larger boats are easier to bring in under motor power, training this as a skill would aalso be helpful. (Wind and other boats to weave around).Version: 3.0.12

I love it!Hey guys I’m quite new but not that new to sailing I love this app because it has every thing you need to know hopefully on your next update you will include some more maps and stuff. Kind regards Bailey sailing Tasmania.Version: 2.1.1

Very helpfulGreat to review all the nautical terms and right of way rules from ASA certification course. When sailing, quick decisions are needed sometimes to avoid other boats or obstacles and this app helps in making the decision second nature. Also going over points of sail names helps so when people at club are talking port beam reaches and starboard close hauls, my newbie self isn't holding my arms out trying to remember points of sale terms..Version: 2.0

Learning to sail, fun app!I’ve sailed a few times and always remember very little, this app is helping me to remember and learn terminology and wind riding techniques. Its deceptively easy to leave the sail in one position and tack back and forth, it’s harder in real life cause you have to redial the position in each time. Very fun and easy to understand lessons.Version: 3.0.6

Set sail with this app!This app is a great starter for anyone wanting to learn the ins and outs of sailing. Even if all you're doing is watching a sailing event on TV, this app will help you understand what the participants are doing and give you greater appreciation for the sport. The modules are set up well and progressively teach the basics. I have a little trouble with the trim and helm controls, but younger users should do much better than this old fart! I have been sailing for years and can say this app is a great and inexpensive way to get your feet wet and learn whether sailing is for you. Just do it!.Version: 2.0

Fun with a catchI love sailing so when I saw this was available o got it right away. And I was happy to pay a couple bucks to get it. I don’t use this a ton but I like it every now and then. But then you have to pay for every extra feature in the app, like different boats or variable wind - and it just feels like they are trying to squeeze every last penny out of this, which is so silly. I really wish they would get rid of that model. If I pay outright for an app, I expect to get full access, not partial..Version: 4.0.5

Excellent for beginners to build a wider foundation…and frankly I’m very happy that the developers using a Beneteau. It’s the perfect boat for a simulation: you hit a boat, you sink. Even hitting a buoy, you sink. So authentic, just brilliant..Version: 4.0.8

Easy great little app!Was surprised , really happy everything works. Simple to use, and great reminder..Version: 2.1.1

Fun educational and exasperatingAt first it's like patting your head and rubbing your tummy at the same time but you quickly catch on and really groove in some sailing reactions. Fun and helpful to someone learning to sail. Really helps you to visualize various points of sail and their relative efficiency. I would like to see gauges with true and apparent wind speed to help me learn how tweaking the trim will effect those elements and boat speed at various points...that may be overwhelming for a beginner but would help as one learns. I would also like to be able to go back and repeat within modules without having to start all over Regardless, I'm enjoying it very much!.Version: 2.0

BrilliantGreat learning experience 😎😀👏🏻😋🤩✅🤙👍🌈❤️.Version: 2.1.1

Best learning appHi everyone, just wanted to comment the team on a fantastic app. They have really nailed every aspect of teaching points of sail in a practical aspect. By far the best app on the App Store if you are considering learning sailing and want to understand sail positioning. Well done to the developers lots of time spent on getting it right!.Version: 4.0.5

Doesn't work on old iPad miniWorks of my iPhone 7 OK but people seem to report issues with old kit. Shame as it's quite fun..Version: 3.0.12

Fun challengeDefinitely hits the fundamentals. Excited to see what else gets added. Maybe some celestial navigation?.Version: 2.0

Fun refresher for my sailing classMy husband and both took the basic sailing class after we bought our boat. As I do most of the steering,the challenges are a great way for me to practice when we’re off the water. Also it’s a lot of fun to intentionally “crash”.Version: 2.1.1

All okFor me great :).Version: 2.1.1

Neat!Very good pocket sailing simulator. Teaches fundamental skills that can be practiced and applied on a sail boat. Great for beginners!.Version: 2.1.1

Worth the priceOverall, pretty engaging as an instructional app to learn the basics of sailing in tandem with the Asa101 course. One bug in the advanced points of sale module that I wrote the devs about, other than that the graphics are good and UI is intuitive (although being able to choose which side the wheel vs trim controls are located would be cool). Having a sailing race would be a pretty cool future feature. But as is, quite engaging..Version: 4.0.8

Great for practicingThe individual elements of sailing are broken down and seem simple enough in isolation. But the real skill comes from spinning all those plates at once. This app is a great way to practice without getting wet. The only thing I’d like to see added would be the effects of waves/current/tide. As the water is totally flat..Version: 2.1.1

A couple notesWhile I do think this game is amazing not only at teach the basics of sailing but is also just a downright fun game. I have two thing I would like to see improved. For one I’d like to see the in app purchases gone, I already paid for the app I’m not gonna pay more for basic things like wind variations. Second I’d like to see a first person view option, personally I think it helps with immersion. Which could help with learning.Version: 4.0.8

Great tool!This was recommended to me a few months ago, and I finally got it. Why did I wait so long?!?! This is a wonderful teaching tool and great way to learn all of the complicated aspects of sailing. I already feel better equipped!.Version: 4.1.0

BrilliantGreat review of terms, skill and fun..Version: 4.0.8

Trouble with the terminology?I’ve sailed since i was 9 but could never wrap my head around the terminology so i really learned how to sail by feel. That works well on a lake in a dinghy, but now that I’m looking at a big boat for coastal cruising and getting certified that isn’t enough. This is the best way I’ve found to really “get it”. And it’s fun..Version: 4.0.8

Keep refreshing sailing knowledge at homeI did the basic RYA sailing course a few years ago and this is a way to keep refreshed and practise the techniques particularly about sail trim and wind angles. Even if you’ve never done the course you can learn in a fun way. It’s the only app I’ve paid for and worth every penny.Version: 3.014

Pretty goodI've not yet sailed (for real). I'm looking to get into sailing, and this is a decent "basic" app. Wish there were a way to add a jib & spinnaker so that I can see how trimming more than one sail effects the boat at different wind angles. Maybe a separate choice to sail a catamaran, as I understand there are some noticeable differences..Version: 2.0

So good!I am learning so much from this app it is not laggy at all I definitely recommend.Version: 4.1.0

Fun and instructionalBeen Sailing for 5 years but still leaned a bit from this game. Works fine on my iPad but I wish there were more then 2 races. Also, be nice to save my best times..Version: 1.01

Really interactive!I think this app is by far the best and most engaging app I have found to help me with basic sailing that I need right now. I thank-you and I’m very much grateful for the hard work. I cannot get out on a boat these days and so it’s a sturdy refresher for me to study. Please don’t go away!!.Version: 3.0.6

It’s hard! Just like sailing!This app is as close to sailing as you can get with an app. You have to helm and trim at the same time. What got me was how you can see the gusts coming and the boat will respond to them and start lifting just like real life..Version: 3.0.12

Great, missing key lessonLove this app, great add-on to the basic keel boat course I’m taking right now. The only thing I wish this app had was a sailboat terminology lesson. A 3D setup of a sailboat with a vocabulary word match game would be immensely helpful. Confused as to why this was left out because of how important it is. They recently updated the app so I have hope that it will continue to improve.Version: 3.0.7

Very informative!I’ve learned a lot from this app. It’s helped me consolidate areas of my basic dingy sailing knowledge. This is a great tool for beginners..Version: 4.0.9

Learned the extra I did not catch in classI took my first sailing course this summer and I found this app a lot of fun it is like sailing. I do not know if there are any other apps on sailing out there. For the price I found it reasonable. The contents was very good..Version: 2.1.1

AwesomeThis is fantastic for newby to sailing.Version: 3.0.9

Sweet!Great to earn the basics!.Version: 2.0

Living room sailingTime on the water is not always available. This is a great way for myself and my son to keep up on the basics and challenge each other. Also a great way to show and explain how sailing works to a never sailed passenger on your boat so they can get in on the action quicker their first time on the water. Great app. Thank you!!!.Version: 3.0.2

Educational and funGives you the basics and when you miss sailing put you in a great mood. I like it.Version: 1.1

Great, but more courses/environments pleaseGreat sailing game! Informative tutorials, and fun sailing simulation. Can you add more environments/courses to explore? Would me amazing if the open world concept was expanded on, with changing scenery, conditions, and hazards!.Version: 1.01

Pretty Cool Review - nice interfaceCool overall. Haven’t sailed in quite awhile but it all started coming back after using the App. Please consider adding other modules and quizzes; parts of the ship and terminology, navigation (compass heading - bearing, gps nav markers on maps), safety, etc..Version: 2.1.1

Learning to sail during quarantineI was hoping to start introductory sailing classes during this quarter of college but stay-at-home orders cancelled all of the upcoming classes. I have been very excited to learn and didn’t want to put it on hold. So, I got a few books and this app to teach myself the basics while at home. This app runs smooth, it has a simple design free of distractions, and, most importantly, it teaches you what sailing is all about. It has fun quizzes on terminology and fairly difficult course challenges to test your ability to maneuver. Thank you for the app. I let has allowed me to gain a sense of what it’s like to sail!.Version: 3.0.12

This is great during the winterA very realistic sailing app. The tutorials are good, too..Version: 3.0.11

Great revision and visual understanding.Great app to reinforce your theory and points of sail. Really good to see sails powering up etc. I like this a lot..Version: 2.0

Love thisReally great for learning and also killing time sailing. My ask would be that more free sailing options be available (as in I’d like to just sail around and experience the scenery rather than hit the required waypoints)..Version: 4.0.8

AwesomeGreat refresher and learner.Version: 1.1

Not to be under valued!I’ve found this app great in helping me learn to sail. I was most impressed after letting my 10year old daughter play the game of sailing around a few times because when I finally took her sailing months later she had an amazing grasp of rudder abd sail positions relative to the wind purely from the game; theory parts excluded!! I actually think this has potential to be even better!.Version: 4.0.8

Best sailing practice app yetI consider myself a sailing enthusiast,but was a little bit rusty. It’s app lets me practice and learn all without having to schedule time with an instructor to learn the basics. Love this app!.Version: 3.0.1

Awesome app with lots of potential...Great app to help a beginner get a feel for how to sail. Would love to see more docking scenarios- higher difficulty, etc. also would love to see other higher level teaching tools- when you get in irons, reversing with full rudder to get out of it; man overboard drills; racing tips, etc. Awesome app otherwise..Version: 3.0.9

Fun reviewWhen you are stuck in irons on the shore and are not making headway. This is a fun way to stimulate your thoughts of being on a dead run wing on wing. Running to your home port..Version: 2.1.1

Very helpful for a first-timerI'm planning to sail for the first time in about 2 weeks. Ive spent many years using small motor boats and don't plan to spend several hundred dollars taking classes to learn to sail the $500 used sailboat I bought. I've read lots of information and watched a bunch of videos so I thought I had a grasp on the basics from a technical standpoint. This app actually put my knowledge to the test much better than I expected and while I'm probably still going to struggle a bit, I'm going to be way more prepared after getting some feel for the wind and sail reaction. I might provide an update after I take my maiden voyage if I'm still alive..Version: 2.0

Good game but needs more detailGreat game helpful with my day slippers and sailing in general but needs more types of vessels to be able to use this includes sailing dingy’s, cruisers, yaughts ect also would be better if the tide had its natural affect to a craft were if you’d vessel has come to a complete stop you would be carried by the tide and tide tacking and how to deal and counter with the tide and talk about the ebb of a tide apart from that it is amazing help with my sailing.Version: 2.0

Very useful toolIt includes some basics that needs to be mastered before you go sailing. I would love to see extension about naming parts of the sailing yacht and much more. There is huge potential in this app. Please make it happen..Version: 3.0.6

Old saltI am now 84. Used to be a great’ dinghy sailor. I have found your game very difficult but know I can improve. Thank you. Ron Clements.Version: 3.0.11

Dockside CurmudgeonFun & intuitive. Been sailing approx 60 years. Good way to pass the Covid-19 shelter in place with morning coffees. Much better than Solitaire! (Enjoy the apps catamaran tiller mode as I have had both a Hobie 16 & 18 with the “Cat Fever” sail colors).Version: 3.0.12

Love it!Great app and review to remember your basics..Version: 3.0.6

Simple and effectiveGreat for going over the fundamentals, thinking carefully, and remembering the important elements of travelling across water..Version: 3.0.2

Great TrainingThe combination of sailing a Sunfish (in class), a Soling 1M remote control model, and this app will bring my grandson through the learning curve rapidly. He is 12 years old. The only minor issue is not having a more positive control that you would get with joy sticks..Version: 2.0

Great supplement to Basic Sailing Made EasyIt’s one thing to read about sailing but you’ll never learn sailing without being on a boat and applying the principles your learned in the book. This is simulation learning and in some ways better than on the water training since you have time to think and there is no pressure. The book and this simulation prepares the student for on the water sailing much more than than either one alone. These are synergistic and I praise ASA for developing an outstanding app. ASA, I hope a more robust full computer based sailing simulation will be forthcoming..Version: 3.0.9

Good summary of the basic concepts in an engaging format.Should give people a mental picture of what's required in different situations..Version: 1.1

The perfect app for teaching crew the basicsI'm going to make completing these modules pre-requisites to sailing my boat, it's so good!.Version: 1.1

It’s a lot of fun, and educational too!I only give it 4/5 because I’d like see some different sail types included in the app. Most sloops have a jib and rolling that in and out would help improve the experience..Version: 2.1.1

Sailing appLoved this little app with the different sailing courses around the islands.Version: 2.1.1

Breaks monotony of lockdown!I sail a 16 foot Bermudan rigged sailing canoe and also radio control sail a quarter scale laser. During the lockdown I am not permitted either on the water. This app is great for breaking up the boredom and is almost identical to sailing the model boat. I can’t say it is making me a better sailor but it is making me less of a pain around the house!.Version: 3.0.12

Great learning aid for novice sailorsI just finished the first two ASA sailing courses 101, 103 and this app is helping me ‘practice’ the many new concepts I encountered. The visualizations are great and the animations really help make bring the concepts to life. I love the game aspect as well... it’s absorbing, fun and helpful. Glad this app exists. I want to commit these sailing concepts to memory a bit more before doing my first solo sail, and this app is helping..Version: 3.0.9

Multiplayer version neededGreat app. It goes over the basics of sailing and great for asa 101. The only thing missing is an online multiplayer version of sailing. That will help new sailors learn tacking/jibing and right of ways in real time. Would be great if you guys can add that feature..Version: 2.1.1

More material, more tests please!A great review of the skills I learned during my ASA certification. Would love to see an expanded version that would help me keep my skills sharp while being a landlubber..Version: 2.0

Great app for the complete basicsJust getting started? This app will let you practice what you need to know on the water. It keeps everything very simple, just like the first lessons in a boat..Version: 1.1

Great apppAs a new sailor this app is great for helping to practice and understand what i learnt in sailing classes.Version: 2.1.1

Green hereAll I know about sailing is that this app is the truth. This app poses sailing as an experience that can be learned and also enjoyed through the app. Thank you for this app..Version: 4.0.8

Cool Game but I Also Learned A Lot!!I downloaded this awesome game on the request of Riley from YouTubes Sailing LaVagabone!! He told us all about the game and I was totally interested!! I downloaded the game and was su surprised at how much I was learning after only a few short moments!! Great game and so challenging I just want to figure out how to get all the stars and beat all my times!!!.Version: 4.0.2

Good, but could be betterI grew up sailing regularly. I have been on a sailboat once in the last 25 years, but still remember the basics. I downloaded the app because my wife and I have decided to buy a sailboat and figured I’d use this to start relearning the basics. It has worked well. But I’d enjoy a variety of points of view. A cockpit view of that beautiful Beneteau would be wonderful. Grabbing a sheet near the winch would be preferable to a slider on the side of the screen. If they ever get that done, this would be 6/5 stars..Version: 3.0.9

Good refresher for seasonal sailorsShould have my Laser in the water next month. This game gets me back into the swing after being off the water for half the year. Lots of fun!.Version: 3.0.12

PhoenixJust bought a 33 Morgan Outlander as very 1st sailboat. While sims don't match hands on, I now have an idea of how my sails should fly. Great app to assist in the whole sailing process..Version: 2.1.1

Excellent tool for the beginner sailor!Purchased this app for my wife to learn "points of sail" and to become more comfortable with maneuvering a sailboat and positioning its sails. Provides a good "crawl, walk, run" simulation for new sailors. Also is a good tool for novice sailors to sharpen their skills and for refresher training..Version: 2.0


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