It’s been said often enough, but summer’s coming on and it’s easy to forget what the chaps on the big ships can’t see. To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest membership …
Running down to a waypoint
When you’re running the distance down to a waypoint without a plotter to guide you, unless you’re getting close and it’s foggy... To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest …
Log book – keep it simple
No need to spend a fortune on a cruising log. An A4 exercise book ruled off with a few sensible columns is all you need. To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest membership …
All hands to the plotter
Running a plotter isn’t all that hard. Even if some of your crew aren’t officially navigators, teach them at least to use the plotter as a common-sense visual tool. To access this post, you …
Creative courtesy flags
It’s well-known that all yachts must fly the ensign of a nation they are visiting from their starboard cross-trees (spreaders to us). To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest …
Bleeding obvious
You don’t have to be a mechanical genius to know that if you run out of diesel or the engine stops because of a clogged filter, you are probably going to have to bleed it to get it going again. …
