Many modern yachts have very powerful engines. This one is using hers to travel at hull speed – or flat out. To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest membership (Annual Payment) …
Keep berthing to yourself
Unless you really need assistance – in a strong offshore wind, for example – ‘helpful’ line-handlers on the dock are often more of a hindrance. To access this post, you must purchase The …
Gybe-ho!
Much is written about how to gybe a mainsail safely, and every instructor makes sure his students are dab hands at heaving in the mainsheet to control the dreaded boom. To access this post, …
Tom’s blogcast ~23 July 2012
Tom Cunliffe Blog 23 07 2012 To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest membership (Annual Payment) or 1 Year Gift Membership. …
Hang ‘em high!
Once you’ve dealt with the weevils, it’s a sound plan to rig some cheap netting to stow the long-term veg. To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest membership (Annual Payment) …
Evil Weevils
Time was when the only places you expected bugs in the dry goods were deep in the tropics. To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest membership (Annual Payment) or 1 Year Gift …