Understanding the weather can make sailing much more enjoyable through predicting the likely wind strengths and directions we should expect from the forecasts given. One of the most important and dramatic is when a cold front passes. The cold front is the boundary between the warm moist air and the cold dry air giving two
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
The difference is, of course, that buying your own yacht, or even renting one, is considerably more expensive than paying for a cruise ship holiday, so the question becomes; why do people buy yachts? Ignoring the obvious status symbol of owning your own yacht, there are numerous advantages to captaining your own ship as opposed
