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I’ve been keeping it mostly to myself and my students over the last many years, but I feel I need to talk about being diabetic, being a sailor, and being […]
This older article from Cruising World gives some informative lessons about how sailors can manage the ship when they’ve lost the rudder. Click here to download a PDF of this […]
Imagine that it’s a pitch black night, and you are exiting Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard. You see these lights up ahead. What kind of vessel is this? Do you […]
This is a technical but concise treatment of the way sails work. See what you can take away from this and apply to sail trim underway. Click here to download […]
Click here to download a PDF of the Cove Chart This is a composite of NOAA Chart 18728 “Santa Cruz Channel” and Chart 18729 “Ancacapa Passage.” The labels are mine, […]
Click here to download a PDF of this article Memory aids for Aids To Navigation (ATON) Use the following to help remember the characteristics of lateral ATONs COGS – TERN […]
Click here to download a PDF of this article This is an older article from Cruising World, but it is just as valid today. When the various boat checklists you […]
Basic Cruising 1 Website and Video Link Resources – click on the URL to view VHF radio channel frequencies, their purpose and use https://www.boatsafe.com/us-vhf-marine-radio-channels-frequencies/ Note that channel 16 is the […]
Click here to download a PDF of this article Heave-To and Downwind Methods Below are diagrams that I have been using for years to help sailors get a visual image […]
My First Real MOB Recovery – “This is NOT a drill!” By Chrissie Oppedisano Planning for a leisurely late afternoon sail in a Harbor 20, Marc and I had […]
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