A Guide to Life Rafts, Their Equipment, Storage and Deployment
Jan 21, 2015 · By Administrator · On January 21, 2015. Here’s the first part in a two part series on life rafts: Nationally known safety-at-sea expert Chuck Hawley gives us a comprehensive guide on life rafts, their equipment and care…. Life rafts are designed to keep the crew of a vessel alive for a short period of time after the vessel becomes ...
Blue Water Sailing | Sailing Stories | Art of Crusing | Sailing Gear
Mar 17, 2024 · June 4, 2020. Electronics. December 17, 2019. Holiday Sales. Garmin Marine Stuff up to 20% Off. Electronics. November 6, 2019. Blue Water Sailing offers great sailing stories from cruisers and real world solutions for offshore sailors. Learn more about crusing and …
Heaving-To: a Useful Maneuver Worth Practicing
Simply put, heaving-to is a maneuver used to slow a sailboat’s progress and calm its motion while at sea. When successfully “hove-to,” a sailboat will gently drift to leeward at a greatly reduced speed. The reasons for heaving-to are numerous and often situational. When teaching students the maneuver, I impart the three Rs of heaving-to ...
Calculating the True Wind and Why it Matters
May 9, 2017 · There are several ways to define the wind. For weather work at sea we care only about the true wind. This true wind is the speed and the direction of the wind relative to the fixed earth under the ocean. Tied up at the dock, we feel the true wind. Once we get underway, however, our own motion changes the wind we feel, and then it is called the ...
Beneteau’s Oceanis 40.1 is a Versatile Family Cruiser
Jul 28, 2020 · The standard 40.1 comes with an in-mast furling main sail and either a self-tacking jib or a 105-percent genoa. The standard boat has two sleeping cabins, the master in the forward cabin and the guest cabin in the starboard quarter. The standard boat has a seven-foot draft and twin rudders. Or you can opt for the shoal draft keel that draws ...
A Guide to Equipping Your Boat with a Windvane
Sep 10, 2015 · A Guide to Equipping Your Boat with a Windvane. By Administrator · On September 10, 2015. Daniel Collins provides a summary of the major choices involved in the purchase of new self-steering gear. A common piece of equipment found on the modern offshore cruising sailboats is the autopilot. Whether it is an electronic unit, a windvane, or both ...
Choosing the Right Fabric For Your Sails: Part One
Aug 31, 2016 · The real advantage of a laminate, other than the fact that it’s a lot lighter and stronger for the same strength and stretch resistance as Dacron, is that you can use the fabric to build a radial sail, either a bi-radial or a tri-radial sail. This way you can use fabrics of different weights in the same sail.
How to Splice Your Double Braid Lines | Cruising Compass
Sep 15, 2015 · Now you’re ready to splice. Step One: Marking the Cover (fig: 1,2) Measuring and marking the cover and core is absolutely essential to getting your splice to work correctly. Using a fid that is the same diameter as the line, measure one fid length from the end of the line and make your first mark (Mark A).
Understanding the Ins and Outs of Thru-Hulls
Jul 29, 2015 · The American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC) has developed standards for the installation of thru-hulls. These state, in part: “When installed below the maximum heeled water line, a thru-hull must have a valve mounted so that the system will withstand a 500-pound static force applied for 30 seconds to the inboard end of its connecting fitting.”.
Cruising Guide to the Western Caribbean - Blue Water Sailing
Oct 12, 2018 · One of the greatest aspects of this itinerary is that most of this sailing route takes advantage of favorable winds and currents. This is a key difference between this Western Caribbean route via the “Thornless Path” of traveling upwind from the Bahamas to the BVI via Turks and Cacaos, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. That can be a real ...