Recently Updated
Articles and chapters that we have recently made meaningful updates and improvements to, either in the light of new information, or because our thinking on the subject has changed.
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Read more: 20 Myths About Offshore SailingI’m constantly amazed by the number of accepted “facts” about offshore sailing that, when subjected to rigorous analysis, turn out to be wrong. Here are 20 such myths.
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Read more: Jordan Series Drogue Retrieval SystemThe storm struck, you deployed your Jordan Series Drogue and rode it out without problems, but now the wind is dropping and it’s time to retrieve the drogue so you can get sailing again and head for port before the next blow hits. But you are shorthanded and tired and the task seems insurmountable. In this chapter we share our tested method for drogue retrieval.
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Building A Safer Boom Preventer, Part 3—The Details
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Read more: Building A Safer Boom Preventer, Part 3—The DetailsNow we understand the forces at work, John looks at the details of rigging a strong and easy-to-use preventer system.
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Read more: Be A Master Of The DeckStaying in the cockpit of a sailboat most of the time at sea and not getting out on deck often is not a good idea or safe.
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Marine Electronics Recommendations—Communications
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Read more: Marine Electronics Recommendations—CommunicationsRecommended, VHF radios, satellite phones, AIS, Navtex and Weather Fax equipment for cruising boats
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Read more: Navigation in Fog—UnderwayColin has covered gear and preparation for navigating in fog. Now we get to the meat of it: what to do when underway and the visibility shuts down. Includes a vital section on the rules of the road in fog.
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Read more: Backup SystemsFor many navigators the idea of going to sea without any paper charts aboard at all is pure heresy. But is that really true?
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Read more: Do You Still Need Paper Charts?Pretty near all of us are now using electronic navigation systems, that’s a given, but can you safely dispense with paper charts altogether?
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Read more: 8 Radar Use TipsColin and John have teamed up to share the fruits of some 70 years of combined radar use experience much of it in the foggiest (Atlantic Canada) and highest traffic (English Channel) areas of the world.
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Read more: Navigation in Fog—PreparationNever was the old axiom proper preparation prevents poor performance more relevant than when cruising foggy places. Colin gives us an in-depth check list to run through before we leave port.
