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eNav in a Nutshell: The humble waypoint - Practical Boat Owner (opens the original)
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How do the four stages of passage planning – appraise, plan, execute, monitor (APEM) – work in the age of the chartplotter? Craig Burton, head of training operations at the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) shares his advice on using waypoints. By using an electronic chart system all watchkeepers have access to key information, particularly on chart displays at the helm. Credit: Tyler Olson/Alamy The electronic chart system (ECS) is a key aid to creating a passage plan that allows us access to al
Why I built a 84kg monster storm anchor to survive any gale - Practical Boat Owner (opens the original)
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Isaac Adam-Azikri explains why and how he fabricated a monster 84kg storm anchor for his 12m/40ft steel cutter The fully assembled storm anchor. Credit: Isaac Adam-Azikri Credit: Isaac Adam-Azikri In the late 1970s I had a painful lesson as a bosun aboard an old Baltic trader, my first employment after serving in the navy and it is this experience that made me want to build my own storm anchor. While at anchor in the Gulf of Eilat in the Red Sea there was a southerly gale; the three-masted schoo
Love me tender: how a liveaboard crew improved their PVC dinghy for adventure - Practical Boat Owner (opens the original)
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Richard Thomson fitted out his new dinghy with old spares and items found while beachcombing to make it fit for liveaboard life The dinghy can be safely dragged by one person across sand or fine gravel without the tube touching the ground, with most punishment on the sacrificial rubbing strake. Credit: Richard Thomson Credit: Richard Thomson Often it’s said that if a cruising yacht is your floating home, then the dinghy is your car (or bike), writes Richard Thomson. How people use their tender d
Sailing by numbers: Are instruments dulling our seamanship? - Practical Boat Owner (opens the original)
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Richard Thomson ponders whether we should be focusing less on the tech and more on sailing by the feel of the boat, wind and waves Can an overreliance on instruments and their data dull your sailing senses? Richard argues that doing without the tech might well make you a better sailor. Editor's Note: It is a good idea to wear a lifejacket on board. Credit: Richard Thomson Picture the scene aboard two yachts, sailing the same course on a summer’s day. They are in exactly the same place, each in a
UFO encounter mid-Atlantic: how one boat crew saved their catamaran - Practical Boat Owner (opens the original)
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Tim Stickley meets the crew of Hanuman which suffered hull damage from an unidentified floating object 150 miles from land The UFO caused damage to Hanuman’s port hull. Credit: Tim Stickley Credit: Tim Stickley “We’ve hit something! Get up here!” This was the cry skipper Steve May heard from his crew, Kurt, who was on night watch when the Catana 53 Hanuman hit an unidentified floating object (UFO). The catamaran was 425 miles south-west of Gran Canaria heading for Grenada as part of the ARC+ Ral
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