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Read more: Why Go North? For The AdventureThough Amundsen said that adventure is the result of poor planning, when we say we go north for the adventure, we mean the chance to explore “off the charts”.
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Read more: Earplugs For CruisingWearing earplugs can reduce anxiety while cruising.
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Read more: Tips For Receiving GRIBsIn this chapter I’m going to get into the details of how we request and use GRIBs to get the maximum amount of information for the minimum data size and cost, when at sea or in remote areas with no internet.
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Read more: Trans-Atlantic Single-Handed Sanity CheckWhat experience do you need to cross the Atlantic safely while single handed on a sailboat?
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Read more: Watch Out For Whales, Part IICollisions with whales and dolphins are becoming an increasing concern for offshore cruisers, as I outlined in a previous post. But up until recently there has been no serious attempt made to quantify the level of actual collision events, or to plot their geographical distribution. Obviously, having some idea of where and when collisions might […]
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Read more: Contrasts in CruisingQuestion: What do these two photographs have in common?
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Read more: Choosing an AnchorageDeciding where to seek shelter with a storm on the way, particularly when far from home and in unfamiliar waters, can be one of the most stressful calls we voyagers are called upon to make. John shares his decision making process when choosing an anchorage to ride out a fall storm.
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Read more: We Can Cope With ThisColin and Louise really enjoyed Morocco, and found it hard to leave, but the anticipation of a new landfall in the Canaries made the break less painful.
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Read more: Tips For Receiving Weather FaxStarting with this chapter I’m going to focus on weather reception tools that we use when we are offshore or in remote places where the internet is not available. Let’s start with weatherfax and why it’s still important.
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Read more: Don’t Pass The Bucket, Please!
Colin discusses two new seasickness remedies with the potential to help the truly recalcitrant.
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Read more: The Best Camera Is The One You’ve GotFor most casual photographers a small point and shoot is the best option, not least because you are more likely to be carrying it when you come across a great shot. But how do you choose among the scores of offerings? John takes you through the features that matter and recommends a specific camera.
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Read more: Your Boat Should Forgive YouMany of you will be aware of the sinking of the sail training vessel Concordia off the Brazilian Coast last year. The Canadian Transportation Safety Board (TSB) have now completed their report. I see lessons in it for all of us that go to sea, albeit rather different ones than those trumpeted in the media.
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Read more: Q&A: Mixing Battery Sizes In One BankQuestion: Due to space considerations I want to use two 105 amp hour and two 150 amp hour batteries as a house battery bank. Would this arrangement be detrimental to the smaller batteries?
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Read more: Arctic Voyage Milestones“Morgan’s Cloud” returns to her mooring in Nova Scotia, 4 months, 7000 miles, and 60 degrees of latitude later.
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Read more: It’s A Forecast, Not A ProphecyIn the last chapter I wrote about the importance of understanding the weather systems in a wide area around you rather than just looking at a GRIB or forecast for your immediate area. I believe this is so important that I’m going to write about another storm to drive the point home.
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Read more: Internal Volume—Too Much In The Wrong Place?
As Colin writes, if the huge internal volume in a lot of modern sailboats was used to increase storage capacity, it might be somewhat justified. But if all of it is taken up with berths and shower units, then where does all the ‘stuff’ go?
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Read more: Cruising, The Unexpected Fun ExperiencesWe were tied up alongside a fishery wharf in northern Newfoundland when the roar of powerful engines brought us tumbling up from below to see two seine boats attached stern to stern by a thick line and both at full throttle.
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Read more: Labrador—A Cruising Destination, Not A Way StopCould Labrador be your next attainable adventure? Find out more.
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Read more: Internal Volume—Ready For Sea?Colin talks about the importance of designing boats for safety and comfort while at sea, not just when in harbour.
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Read more: Volume—And Its Effects
Colin discusses the implications for sailing performance and general boat handling of high freeboard, a wide coachroof, and beam carried well aft.
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Read more: The Importance Of The Big PictureIn this chapter I’m going to discuss a real world example of how we used the tools we have discussed in this book to manage a weather risk while transiting Hudson Strait and the northern coast of Labrador—no place to get caught by bad weather.
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Read more: Parallel Or Swept-Back Spreaders?Colin charters a sailboat with swept back spreaders and laments this boat design feature.
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Read more: The Land God Gave To Cain Or Nunatsiavut?Labrador: The Land God Gave to Cain or Nunatsiavut (Our beautiful land)? The crew of “Morgan’s Cloud” make their decision.
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Read more: Baffin Island, Still Scary After All These YearsBaffin Island: “You might as well put a pistol to your head and pull the trigger”.
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Read more: Modern Yacht Design—What Do We Need?Colin charters a sailboat and finds out what has gone wrong with production sailboat design.
