Before you heave a line, re-coil it, however good the original coil looks. Next, if you’re right-handed, hold the whole coil carefully in this hand, divide it into approximately two halves, and take …
Just how far from shore are you anchored?
Any old hand knows that an anchored boat looks tighter in to the rocks from her deck than she ever does from the shore. A useful reassurance if you have radar is to set the electronic range ring to …
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Datum shift – no such thing in real life? Blood on the decks
It’s always tempting on a hot day to sail barefoot, but there’s many a yacht with blood on her decks from nature’s children stubbing their toes. A useful compromise is offer the tootsies to the sun in …
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Over the waves
Making landfall in the dark it’s more than likely you’ll be looking out hard to identify lights. To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest membership (Annual Payment) or 1 Year …
Learn to design
Kids playing up after two days in port? Game-boy’s batteries flat? Good. To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest membership (Annual Payment) or 1 Year Gift Membership. …
Overtaken by time
‘Spot the entrance by looking just east of the Martello Tower’, warbles the pilot book. To access this post, you must purchase The Sea Chest membership (Annual Payment) or 1 Year Gift …
