Making landfall in the dark it’s more than likely you’ll be looking out hard to identify lights. To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest membership (Annual Payment) or 1 Year …
Wave height and MOB at night
If you have any doubts about how wave action affects your chances of seeing a flashing light, try a practice man-overboard pick-up on a rough night using your floating emergency ‘flasher’ to mark the …
Tell tales
Ever wondered what those telltales are for on a race boat or a cruiser with new sails? To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest membership (Annual Payment) or 1 Year Gift …
No Pinching!
Trying to sail too close to the wind almost never does any good and it’s a common mistake. To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest membership (Annual Payment) or 1 Year Gift …
Use longer bowlines
GPS is the best friend we’ve got, but we all know that it suffers from the ‘rubbish in - garbage out’ problem. To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest membership (Annual …
Identifying a collision risk
Out at sea, we know that a collision risk exists by noting whether the vessel in question is keeping a steady bearing. To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest membership …
