“eSail – The Sailing Simulator has raised the benchmark higher for comprehensive, fully detailed and exhaustively accurate Sailing education. Simply put the tutorials included here are brilliant!”
SIM UK
eSail sailing simulator has numerous tutorials, sailing, mooring and anchoring modes, sailing challenges, races, Live Sailing mode, ‘Learn yachting with eSail’ training course and more.
For beginners you learn how to sail a 36′ sailing yacht including raising the sail, tacking, gybing, reefing, mooring and anchoring. For experts you can use the Quick Start tutorial then dive straight into the challenges.
You can then explore the waters surrounding the Shearwater Islands and seek out features such as the wreck of the Princess Zara, join challenges such as sailing races, treasure hunts, passage planning and collision avoidance.
Languages: English, Deutsch, Française, русский
“There is a vast amount to explore and learn, the thought processes and actions required to sail your virtual boat are remarkably close to the real world”
YACHTING MONTHLY
Use eSail to practise your skills before skippering or crewing a real world boat. Or keep your sailing in the virtual world – it’s up to you!
The Man Overboard Add-on developed with Keith Colwell, author of the RYA Sea Survival Handbook features tutorials, challenges and random triggering of MOB during normal sailing. More…
17 learning modules providing a comprehensive training course, from using the eSail controls, through to raising the mainsail, tacking, gybing and more. Use to learn to sail alongside RYA, US Sailing or other certificated training schemes.
We also have 5 advanced tutorials covering sail twist, sail depth and more, so you can squeeze every bit of speed from your virtual sailing boat. The tutorials are voiced by the amazing Hannah White, the Guinness Book of Records holder for the fastest sailing dinghy crossing of the English Channel.
With Live Sailing you weigh anchor, set sail and explore the seas and ocean around the Shearwater islands! Your goal is to collect ‘Points of Interest’ (POIs). If you collect all 13 you achieve ‘Master Explorer’ status.
Constantly changing weather with hourly forecasts
‘VHF’ chat with other boats
Save your position
Multiplayer challenges
To the best of our knowledge eSail is the only yacht simulator to include a charting module which enables basic navigation such as plotting a course using dividers and other charting tools. Use the chart and the lights from buoys and lighthouses to navigate.
15 challenges including Bear Island Race, Little Venice Treasure Hunt (sail through canals), collision avoidance and passage planning exercises and sailing games.
SIM UK
eSail is available for Windows and Apple Mac
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| 1 | PrinceTrogdor | 0:06:54.155 |
| 2 | stian.dorre | 0:07:05.331 |
| 3 | plabow | 0:07:10.075 |
| 4 | alex.newman | 0:07:36.13 |
| 5 | choeller2 | 0:07:43.236 |
“If you’re new to sailing this is a fantastic way to learn at home and brush up skills. If you’re an experienced sailor then it’s still great fun and adventures can be had navigating around using charts or sailing through challengingly tight spaces!”
Practical Boat Owner
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