When dealing with a daymark in an area strange to you, it pays to resist the temptation to leap to conclusions. Sometimes its identity will be obvious beyond any reasonable doubt, but if you have even …
IDENTIFYING A COLLISION RISK
Out at sea, collision risk is checked by ascertaining whether or not the vessel in question is maintaining a steady bearing relative to you. Initially, this is spotted by keeping your head still and …
Climb up for a better look
When you are looking for a buoy or a beacon at long range, don’t stay sitting in the cockpit. Your height of eye down there is so low that you won’t see your target until you are far closer than you …
Tom’s blogcast ~ 17 October 2012
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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 …
