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Hurricane Mooring Pennant Photo Article
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Read more: Hurricane Mooring Pennant Photo ArticleIt’s forecast to be an active hurricane season so here is the first of two articles on preparing a mooring for storms. This one on the building a chafe resistant pennant.
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Storm Mooring
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Read more: Storm MooringI have written in the past about our distrust of moorings and how we generally prefer to be on our own anchor when the winds blow hard. However, there is one exception to that rule: our own mooring at our Base Camp.
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Storm Preparation, All Chain On Deck
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Read more: Storm Preparation, All Chain On DeckWhat with spending a lot of time in the high latitudes and keeping boats on moorings year round in Bermuda, John has a lot of experience dealing with heavy weather while anchored or on a mooring. In this chapter he gives some tips for preparing your boat to safely ride out a storm.
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Mooring Gear—Staying Put
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Read more: Mooring Gear—Staying PutWhat does the word “harbour” mean to you? A safe haven, perhaps, sheltered from all sides? Well, in some of the less frequented parts of the world it can mean something quite different. Many “harbours”, such as Hugh Town on St Mary’s in the Isles of Scilly, are far from safe in all conditions, being […]
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It’s Often Better to Anchor Than Pick Up a Mooring
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Read more: It’s Often Better to Anchor Than Pick Up a MooringPeople are often surprised and even a little hurt when we turn down their kind offers to use their moorings in harbours we visit. John explains why.
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Hurricane Mooring Weight Recommendation
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Read more: Hurricane Mooring Weight RecommendationThis hurricane season is forecast to be one of the most active in history, and that means we should think about upgrading our moorings.
