The days when Yachtmasters had to learn all the signal flags and Morse code are mercifully long past. To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest membership (Annual Payment) or 1 …
Halyard tension
You can’t really tell whether a main halyard is pulled up hard enough by wiggling the luff in your hand. To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest membership (Annual Payment) or …
Using slip ropes
Use these only when you really need them, not as a matter of course, because they have a bad habit of causing trouble, especially if rigged through a ring. To access this post, you must …
Rubbish in Garbage out
Using a chart plotter to deal with secondary port tidal heights is a stunning improvement over the old number-crunching arrangements. To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest …
EP for more than one hour
If you are obliged to plot a traditional estimated position at more than one hour from your departure point, don’t try to do it hour by hour. To access this post, you must purchase The Sea …
Get your weight into it
Winding a winch when it’s tough going, you need to get your weight right over the job, even if it means one foot outside the cockpit. To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest …
