Corinthian University

Congrats to all of our crew school grads 🎉🙌

The skippers of are so excited to take y’all out on the water starting next week 🥹

But first… a lil “what’s in my swag bag” moment 💃💼

Thank you so much Boater's Closet for always supporting the program and donating jackets every year, plus some heavily discounted gloves :)

Third week of crew school; knot of the week is a bowline! 🪢⚓️

The bowline makes a secure, fixed loop at the end of a line that wont slip or jam, no matter how much tension the wind puts on your sails. And it’s easy to untie after (even if it gets wet)! 🌊⛵️

On a sailboat, it’s commonly used to attach a line to a sail, or tie off to a mooring or dock. Think of it as a reliable “fixed loop” knot you’ll use again and again.

Second lesson of crew school — our knot of the week is the Cleat Hitch! ⛵️

This is used to securely tie your boat to the dock by wrapping a line around a bolted-on cleat.

The key to making sure it stays put —- on the last wrap, you tuck the rope underneath itself. Be sure there are two parallel lines wrapping over cleat, held in place underneath a line crossing over them the opposite way.

First day of crew school — our knot of the week is the Figure 8 Stopper Knot! ⛵️💪

This is one of the many kinds of “stopper” knots that you can use to stop the tail end of a line from slipping through a block or clutch.

Compared to just a loose end, having a stopper prevents the line from inadvertently becoming de-rigged while they are flying around and being adjusted in the middle of a sail!