Anchoring in tidal rivers, as many of us must do for much of our cruising, tends to be a messy business, with the hook having to re-set itself on each turn of the tide... To access this …
Wrapping the Keel
A mooring attached to a fine, meaty pick-up buoy with lots of room around it. It is just the sort one might be tempted to pick up under sail. To access this post, you must purchase The Sea …
Lurching along on the crest of a wave
Keeping a tiller-steered yacht on course in an awkward sea at night can be like trying to achieve straight, level flight on a gusty day in a WW1 biplane. To access this post, you must …
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Great Circle
If you’ve just cruised to the Caribbean and are about to sail home from America, consider this: plotting a great circle course (the shortest way across the outside of a sphere) used to involve special …
Secure the sheet
By all means ease the mainsheet when dropping the sail, but before anyone goes up to stow it, the boom should be secured amidships. To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest …
Up-tide or down?
There’s little more embarrassing than coming into a hammerhead berth down-tide by mistake. To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest membership (Annual Payment) or 1 Year Gift …
