The Book of Maritime Idioms
It is the perfect gift for the sailor who has everything… Buy it on Amazon The Book of Maritime Idioms A curious collection of sailing terms that found new meaning […]
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It is the perfect gift for the sailor who has everything… Buy it on Amazon The Book of Maritime Idioms A curious collection of sailing terms that found new meaning […]
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Sailing Superstitions As far as we can look back in history, sailing and maritime superstitions on boats and ships have always been prevalent. Why? Being a mariner was, and still
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Creating lateral distance and leverage in competitive sailing Okay, so you need to know about lateral distance and how this relates to creating leverage. Well, here we go… First of
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Tides & Currents So you set a course to steer, follow it for a few hours and realise that you are not going to hit your waypoint or destination. You
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Renaming your boat Most maritime-related superstitious beliefs stem from Abrahamic monotheistic religions such as Christianity. But renaming your boat calls on the favours of the Greek god of water and
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Solar power on a boat: easy, right? So you found this page because, 1 – you are starting your journey into installing solar on your boat or, 2 – you
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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 you drop it a good
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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 of the earth. One nautical
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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 around the Whitsundays on a
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Anchors: Best anchor for a sailboat? We have all been there. Late at night, the wind direction changed, and the wind was up to 35 knots. Your anchor alarm is
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