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Tips For Anchoring Your Sailboat
25 January 2020
Tips For Anchoring Your Sailboat
Credits Gilles Martin Raget If you are anything like me, anchoring your sailboat in a quite, snug cove or harbor…
Sailing Tips Essentials – Ten Tips to Make You a Better Sailor!
14 December 2019
Sailing Tips Essentials – Ten Tips to Make You a Better Sailor!
What top ten sailing tips will help you enjoy sailing in the most fun and safe way? You might be…
Five Sailing “Speed Rules” for Safety!
4 October 2017
Five Sailing “Speed Rules” for Safety!
Follow these five secrets of pro sailors and navigators. These “must know” sailing safety tips apply to any vessel on…
First Step to Determine Risk of Collision!
14 September 2017
First Step to Determine Risk of Collision!
Sail in the Gulf Stream (English Channel or similar) and you can bet behemoths abound there too. They will often…
Sailing Navigation Secrets – The “Offset Landfall” Technique
31 August 2017
Sailing Navigation Secrets – The “Offset Landfall” Technique
Imagine that you are sailing offshore and approach your landfall from about 8 nautical miles–in pea soup fog. You have…
Dock Your Boat with This “Rudder-Control” Secret
23 August 2017
Dock Your Boat with This “Rudder-Control” Secret
How can you dock your boat like a pro when springing onto or off of a pier? Fine tune this…
“Need to Know” NavRules Definitions to Get You Started!
10 August 2017
“Need to Know” NavRules Definitions to Get You Started!
Learn the sailing navigation essential terms you need to sail on the waters of the world in safety. Navigation Rules…
How to Use Depth Contours for Sailing or Cruising
3 August 2017
How to Use Depth Contours for Sailing or Cruising
Did you know that you can use depth curves for safer sailing navigation anywhere in the world? Or that a…
How to Sail With GPS “Circles of Safety”
26 July 2017
How to Sail With GPS “Circles of Safety”
Imagine sailing along a coastline in your small sailboat. Fog, thicker than pea-soup or New England chowder cloaks your small…
Which Overboard Emergency Recovery Side Should You Choose?
19 July 2017
Which Overboard Emergency Recovery Side Should You Choose?
Not many sailing safety issues chill the blood like the thought of falling overboard. But, the recovery itself can be…