Running a plotter isn’t all that hard. Even if some of your crew aren’t officially navigators, teach them at least to use the plotter as a common-sense visual tool. To access this post, you …
Creative courtesy flags
It’s well-known that all yachts must fly the ensign of a nation they are visiting from their starboard cross-trees (spreaders to us). To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest …
Bleeding obvious
You don’t have to be a mechanical genius to know that if you run out of diesel or the engine stops because of a clogged filter, you are probably going to have to bleed it to get it going again. …
Look out for the cook
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 …
