Getting Started

New to FairWinds? Here's the fastest way to get sailing.

For an absolute minimum 10-minute crash course (with no actual crashing) - watch the FairWinds Quick Start tutorial: TBA

Set Your Language

FairWinds supports English, French, and Italian. Go to your Profile page and set your language preference before you do anything else — it affects the in-game UI, not just the docs.

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1. Do a Practice Race

From the dashboard click "Register" on one of the showcased practices. Or click Practice → Show all. The Waikiki practice is 1nm and takes about 10 minutes — perfect for getting your bearings.

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2. Click through the In-Game Tutorial

Once you have a race loaded:

  1. Click on the Nav menu (the book icon) - there is a short flyover tutorial:

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3. Important Buttons

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4. Play with the Wind Map

Each button in the wind control panel toggles a wind layer on/off. You don't need to join a race to explore the weather. The wind map has the same controls as the races — great for experimenting without being in a race: https://fairwinds.world/wind/map

Zooming and Panning

FairWinds relies heavily on map interactions and acts just like all online maps. Having a good mouse with a scrollable wheel helps a lot to quickly zoom in/out. Click and hold to pan the map left/right, up/down.

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