Hopefully you will never experience a fire on your boat but being prepared is essential if it ever happens. The most common causes of fires on boats are smoking, paints or solvents being stored below deck, gas build up in the bilges, faulty wiring, cooking fats, petrol or gasoline vapours. Any precautions taken to control
When surveying a yacht there are many aspects that have to be taken into account. These will include overall appearance and external finishing, external fittings and fixtures, masts, sails, on board navigation, engine, internal fittings and fixtures, safety equipment and on board electronic devices such as radar, radios and general electronic equipment. It should never
All sail boats have one thing in common – they all have spars and rigging. Traditionally wood was used for spars and hessian rope for rigging. This is still used today on some boats however the most widely used material is now aluminium sections for the spars and stainless steel for the rigging. On performance
A lot of people will talk to you about fancy cars; “Look at my Bentley!” they’ll proclaim loudly to anyone who will listen, “Look at it shine the sun, doesn’t it make me look rich!” Ok, well, I’ve never met anyone who used those exact words but one or two have been pretty close. But
Knots were developed alongside Britain’s illustrious naval history throughout the 19th and 20th century. They were once a crucial part of keeping a frigate on the seas and all crew had to know at least the basic boating knots. Nowadays they are less crucial but still important and widely used within the boating world. A great knot to know how to tie is
Riding in a Yacht for the first time can be an exiting, if not intimidating adventure. There can be a lot of commotion on deck that you are not going to understand, but don’t worry, it’s part of sailing on a yacht. Safety is paramount when sailing, when you are on deck you will need to wear