Enterprise dinghy racing on the Marine lake in Southport. Wind blowing at about 30-40mph. Increased later to 66mph (force 11)! Related articles by Zemanta Saiboat Dinghy Racing Capsize -- Surviving Total Inversion (boatsafetymaintenance.suite101.com)
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How to Tow a Boat Behind a Car Safely, Reverse, Launch and Recover
Having a boat you can trail means having the best of all worlds. If you are happy to spend the time and effort putting it in the water and retrieving it again afterwards, you can have the freedom to go boating wherever you choose. It's critical you know what you are doing though and that you ...
How to be Safe at Sea – IT’S WET
Every year in the UK more than 8,000 rescues are made by the RNLI, with more than 50% of these ...
How to Tie a Clove Hitch (Regular & One Handed)
A hitch is any knot tied to a fixed object, and the clove hitch is very useful for all sorts of uses on board a boat. I ...
Quick Release Knot
This is a really useful knot that we could all do with learning - the Quick Release Knot. When rigging up a slip for easy exiting from a berth you could try this one instead.
The Flying Bowline
I promised you in the article on how to tie a bowline with only one hand that I'd show you one with a difficulty rating of 12/10. It's so quick ...
ISAF : The Racing Rules of Sailing for 2009-2012 – Amendments Effective 1 January 2010
We have looked at the interpretation of rule 18 in previous posts. Here the ISAF are making changes to avoid dangerous tactics that were resulting from the new rule. Rule 18.2(c) will be changed to prohibit a newly discovered and potentially dangerous tactic that was an unintended consequence of the current wording of this rule. The ...
Want to Race on a VOR70?
You have to be slightly mad. I mean to spend 8 months with no women around, sharing ...
How to tie a Bowline – Part 2 (normal way)
OK so the rope is pink, but that makes it easy to see it. The butch American accent and the bright pink of the rope make me laugh. But my issues aside, this is a good lesson for anyone wanting to learn to tie a bowline (the normal, non-one-handed way). Also, if ...
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