Anecdotal evidence suggests that more reading glasses and mobile phones have been lost by sailors leaning down to attend to a docklines than by any other group of humanity. To access this …
A Piece of string
Hands up the sailor who’s never dropped a vital shackle pin into the water? To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest membership (Annual Payment) or 1 Year Gift Membership. …
One final waypoint
On a passage of some length (South Coast to Cherbourg, or East Coast to Flushing, for example), it’s tempting to make the final waypoint at the outer harbour entrance. To access this post, …
Compensating for leeway
Unless you’re a professor of mathematics who can think in pure numbers, the easiest way to plot a course compensating for leeway is visually. To access this post, you must purchase The Sea …
Nothing lasts for ever
Here’s a shiny new syphon breaker in the engine cooling line before the water is injected into the exhaust system. To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest membership (Annual …
Man is not lost
With GPS so reliable, it’s easy to become complacent in fog. Looking for Chichester Bar beacon, for example? To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest membership (Annual Payment) …
