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Sailing game & tactics trainer · play free
Nail the start, catch the next wind shift and race for the finish. Sail against computer opponents, challenge your friends online or sharpen your tactics with a quick drill.
No download · no account needed to try · computer, phone or tablet
Practise one part of a race, sail a whole course or line up with friends. Choose your boat and conditions, then head onto the water.
Create a game, share the code and race your friends. Sail fleet races or team up for two-on-two to four-on-four racing.Fleet race
Find your lane at the start, round the marks and race to the finish against computer opponents.Start trainer
Practise your timing, pick the favoured end and hit the line at speed. See how you did at the gun.Wind-shift beat
Read the shifts, find the pressure and choose when to tack. Compare your route with a reference boat.Free sail
Get comfortable with the boat, try different wind strengths and practise handling the sails at your own pace.In the cockpit
Watch your speed, read the wind and keep track of the fleet. Show the instruments you need, or simplify the display for a clearer view of the race.
Your heading, the heading after a tack, and a shift bar that fills blue on a lift and orange on a header.
See how far ahead or behind you are, and judge your approach to the start line and marks.
Spot lifts, headers and changing pressure, and learn when another boat is taking your wind.
Steer, tack, ease and hoist with keyboard or touch buttons. Best VMG helps hold an upwind or downwind angle while you plan your next move.
Opposite tacks: the port-tack boat keeps clear
On port: duck astern of starboard or tack away early
Umpire on the water
Practise port and starboard, windward and leeward, and mark-room. Live umpire calls explain the encounter and suggest what to do next time. Every race uses the same game rules, based on eSailing.
2D tactical view
Switch from the onboard view to a tactical chart to see laylines, wind shifts and the fleet from above. Use it to plan your route or discuss a race with your club.
Venues
Sail past the Golden Gate, race beneath the Rio skyline or line up off Sydney. Pick a favourite harbour and make it your home water.
San FranciscoGolden Gate · Marin hills
Rio de JaneiroGuanabara Bay
SydneyPort Jackson
ChicagoLake Michigan skyline
MarseilleOlympic sailing waters
AucklandWaitematā Harbour
BarcelonaAmerica's Cup waters
CowesThe Solent
CopenhagenThe Sound · Middelgrunden
KielKiel FjordPrefer open water? Sail away from the city and focus on the race.
The boats
The Olympic single-hander. Hold your speed upwind and find the shifts that put you ahead.
A small dinghy for learning big lessons: starting well, reading the wind and choosing a clear lane.
A lively sportsboat with a spinnaker. Build speed upwind, then choose your angles down the run.
A fast catamaran that rewards smooth manoeuvres. Keep your speed and make each tack count.
For coaches and clubs
Pause a free-sail session, draw on the water and work through a situation together. Share drills for practice at home, or run a club cup with heats, results and race replays.
Learn one skill at a time
Clear sailing guides with matching practice lessons. Start with the basics, then test your tactics.
Understand close-hauled sailing, beam reaches, broad reaches, runs and the no-go zone. Learn to choose an angle that keeps the sail working.
Understand sailing VMG, true wind and apparent wind. Compare boat speed with useful upwind or downwind progress in the instruments lesson.
Learn to recognise a lift and a header. Decide when a lasting wind shift can repay the speed and distance lost during a tack.
Before you set sail
Getting started, racing with friends and making more room on your phone.
Playing is free. Try the drills, race computer opponents or join a casual online game without an account. Sign in to save your practice progress and enter club cups.
Open the game from your Home Screen to sail without Safari’s address bar and toolbars:
If the screen stays upright, turn off Portrait Orientation Lock in Control Centre. If Add to Home Screen is missing, scroll down the Share menu or use Edit Actions to add it.
On other devices, try the fullscreen button at the top of the game’s main menu. Fullscreen availability depends on your browser.
Try Free sail to learn the controls, then practise your timing in Start trainer. Ready for a full course? Choose Fleet race and pick an opponent skill level that suits you.
Yes. Choose Race online, create a game and share its code. Sail a fleet race or split into teams of two, three or four. Computer boats can fill spare places in the fleet.
Choose an ILCA 7, Optimist, J/70 or F18. Sail windward-leeward courses, trapezoids, match races or team courses, with a choice of course length and laps. Pick the wind strength and a harbour, or sail on open water.
Use the tactical view to explain wind shifts, laylines and fleet positions. In Free sail you can pause, rewind, draw on the water and change the wind. Share practice links with sailors, and use club cups and replays to review races together.
