An 8-inch screwdriver is sufficient leverage for setting up the bottlescrews on all but the largest yachts. To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest membership (Annual Payment) …
60-mile rule
By some quirk of mathematics, a 1° course error delivers a vessel a mile to one side of a destination that is 60 miles distant. To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest …
LED alternatives
Rather than stick with established technology, it sometimes pays to replace standard navigation lights with LED alternatives. To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest …
Chucking your lines
These days, we get plenty of encouragement to become ‘greener’ sailors. To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest membership (Annual Payment) or 1 Year Gift Membership. …
Dropping the bucket
When you need a bucket-full of seawater, make sure you have a longish lanyard. To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest membership (Annual Payment) or 1 Year Gift Membership. …
Finding the buoy – GPS and Radar
Using unlinked GPS and ‘head-up’ radar to find an isolated buoy in poor visibility can be frustrating, especially when the radar screen is dotted with targets and you can’t tell which is the one your …
