If you’re under the illusion that you have to change your lifejacket gas-bottle cylinder every year, you may be wrong. To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest membership …
Ease the strain
Anchored at the end of your tether in storm conditions when doom seems nigh, try motoring slow ahead towards the anchor. To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest membership …
Easy on the chafe
Here's a neat solution for dealing with the sheets of a rolled genoa when a removable inner forestay’s set up. To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest membership (Annual …
A sorry sight
There’s usually a lot that can be done with halyard, sheet, outhaul and kicker to shape up a sad-looking mainsail, but if you find yourself underneath one that looks like a bag of flour after you’ve …
Lighten our darkness
Sailing into or leaving a strange harbour at night is never funny, but if you’ve no choice a little moonlight can make a big difference. To access this post, you must purchase The Sea …
The mystery of the Coefficient
If you cruise in France, you’re bound to have noticed that pilot books, harbour notices, etc, talk about ‘tidal coefficients’. To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest …
