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TURNING UP
The only certainty about how to make fast to a cleat is that there are a number of equally good ways of doing it. In deciding which to use, the questions to ask are: If I secure it like this, will it …
Radar watch in the real world
To be fully effective, a radar operator should be watching developments almost constantly. In a small yacht where perhaps only the skipper is qualified to interpret the screen, this may be an …
‘D’you want salt and vinegar?’
A gallon can of malt vinegar costs next to nothing compared with most yacht unctions, yet it has many uses on board. In addition to revitalising a plate of chips rendered beyond salvation by a route …
Lifting a swimmer
The subject of how to lift a man-overboard casualty is endlessly mooted in sailing schools and among cruising people. If a boat has an electric or hydraulic anchor winch with a warping drum, however, …
Sea fog cooking in the islands
The sort of fog caused by warm moist air moving over colder water often clears up as you approach a shore-line with the wind blowing off it. This is because the air is dried as it passes across the …
