Category: Seamanship
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Using a Breton Plotter
Navigation Refresher The Breton Plotter – sometimes called a Portland Course Plotter – consolidates parallel rules, a protractor and the compass rose into a handy chartwork instrument that is the simplest tool for the… […]
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Man overboard on a cold January morning
It’s not often a man overboard situation is caught on camera(s) but the crew of the J97 Windjammer can be seen in this video dealing with the potentially dangerous incident when a female crew slips… […]
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Using parallel rules
Chartwork Refresher Parallel rulers were first developed in the 16th century but not adopted by navigators much before the 1700s. They work with the compass rose on the chart to transfer any angle –… […]
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WHAT’S A RINGTAIL?
Setting extra Sails – Ozzie style By Ian Smith If you’re out on Sydney Harbour on any Summer Saturday you’ll see an odd fleet of gaff-rigged, varnished wooden boats racing, and if they’re… […]
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Susie Goodall Rescued After Yacht Pitchpoles
Susie Goodall has been rescued and is now safely aboard the Hong Kong-flagged 190m Tian Fu having abandoned her yacht DHL Starlight. The ship arrived in the dark and waited until daylight to commence the… […]
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UK to have its own GPS system
PM Theresa May has said that Britain would develop and build its own Global Navigation Satellite System, at a projected cost of £3-5bn. The announcement came on Friday November 30, as a reaction to the… […]
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Setting a square sail on a yacht
by Will Stirling There are many ways to set a square sail on a sailing boat; this is one of many; simplicity is a virtue. The following method has four ropes and a halyard.… […]
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Tomy’s rescue latest – yacht salvage
Latest on Tomy (from 3pm 26 September)The Australian frigate HMAS Ballarat will be within helicopter range of Ile de Amsterdam at first light tomorrow (Thursday) and will commence operations to pick up Gregor McGuckin,… […]
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Surviving the OSTAR storm
John Clarke, the Principal of Team Sailing, interviews Neil Payter RYA Yachtmaster instructor, following Neil’s completion of the 2017 OSTAR transatlantic race. A video of Neil’s homecoming is below “I feel that the reason… […]
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