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Crazy?
You’ve been advised to skip the dinghy sailing step. I disagree! Dinghy’s are the fastest teachers - make (even a small) a mistake, and they tell you (right away). A beginner can learn more about sailing in 10 hours of dinghy sailing, than a year (or 2) of cruising a keelboat.
Once you’ve learned the basics, you’ll be (somewhat) competent to crew on someone else’s racing keelboat; another excellent & intense learning experience.
Although the cruiser(or dinghy-sailor) sails differently from a racer ; the skills you learn there will provide the underlying fundamentals (& many advanced techniques) upon which to build your cruising experience.
Knowledge is like money - more is better!
OMO
Gord
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