Safety equipment doesn’t always come pre-packed and labelled with an MCA sticker. To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest membership (Annual Payment) or 1 Year Gift Membership. …
Pot nightmares
In these days of radar and pin-point chart plotters it’s becoming ever-more tempting to steer close in around headlands in calm weather after dark, especially if you’re cheating a foul tide. …
THE USEFUL TRANSIT
Always use a transit (two objects in line) to make sure your anchor is not dragging. A compass bearing is not nearly so accurate, and is far more cumbersome to arrive at. To access this …
A MATTER OF PROPORTION
Don't forget that the classic vector diagram for course to steer in a cross-tide is worked on proportions. It is conventional to let one mile be the scale for one knot. To access this post, …
NO SNARL-UPS ON THE DOCK
When you are stepping ashore with a rope to tie up the boat, make the bight (middle) fast aboard, then pick up only what you will need, plus a little more for contingencies. To access this …
HANG ONTO YOUR RUDDER
It is unusual for a modern yacht to lie a'hull in a storm, but if this should ever be your lot, lash your helm amidships. To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest membership …
