Tides and Currents – Planning
Tides & Currents So you set a course to steer, follow it for a few hours and realise that you are not going to hit …
Tides & Currents So you set a course to steer, follow it for a few hours and realise that you are not going to hit …
Sailing superstitions As far as we can look back in history, sailing and maritime superstitions on boats and ships have always been prevalent. Why? Because …
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Part 5 From “Having both oars in the water” to “Dragging your anchor”, nautical idioms have enriched our language…
Part 4 From “A1 condition” to “Bolster”, nautical idioms have enriched our language…
Part 3 From “A dressing down” to “Let her rip”, nautical idioms have enriched our language…
Part 2 – From “Walking the plank” to “At loggerheads”, nautical idioms have enriched our language…
Lightning strikes and cruising yacht First of all, let me say that a lightning strike on the water has a low probability. Saying this, when …
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How to anchor your sailboat How to anchor your sailboat indeed… Easy, right? You have an anchor somewhere on the front of your boat and …
Why use nautical miles and knots in sailing? We use nautical miles and knots in sailing because a nautical mile is based on the circumference …
Sailing racing rules simplified Question: “What do you call two sailing boats in sight of each other?” Answer: “A race…“ Even when we are cruising …