Old racing hands know that the quickest way to round a mark of the course is to approach it wide, then tighten the turn as you round. To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest …
Duff leads
Many a yacht crew has to struggle with heaving in a purchase because the lead off the final block is bad. To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest membership (Annual Payment) …
Left-over seas
The chances are that some time this season half of us will find ourselves holed up in some faraway port while the usual mid-holiday gale blows itself out. To access this post, you must …
Button up the ‘moby’
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, …
