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Five Sailing Navigation Tips to Enter Sheltered Water
Here are some more great navigation tips from our friend Capt. John from skippertips.com… Imagine sailing along the coast with your sailing partner and you want to “pull off the road” for some much...
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Maximize Sail Power with this Hidden Mainsail Control
Here are some great sail trim tips from our friend Capt. John of skippertips.com… What sailing control gets overlooked more than any other aboard most any sailboat? You may be surprised to know that...
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How to Share Your Sailing Experiences Using Modern Video Cameras
Here’s a great article from Daniel Collins on how to get the most from your video cameras while sailing… Since the very beginning of sailing, sea stories of giant waves and monsters as told by sailors...
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Use the Magic of Feathering for Emergency Docking
Here’s another great sailing tip from our friend Capt. John from skippertips.com… Just as you enter the marina, your engine coughs and dies. You still have just a bit of momentum. But will it be enough...
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Seven Sea-Tested Sailing Tips for Low Visibility
Here’s another great set of tips from our friend Capt. John from skippertips.com… Not many things cause as much tension underway as low visibility. Pea-soup fog, blinding squall, or haze thick as a...
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Dropping Temperatures and Rising Risks
It was December, and a newly purchased J/160 needed to be moved from Florida to Rhode Island for a refit. The owner hoped to have his boat ready for the spring, and the yard needed the winter work to...
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Seven “Pre Start” Inspections for Sailboat Engines
Here are some great engine maintenance tips from our friend Capt. John from skippertips.com… Sailboat engine repairs can cost big dollars and delay your sailing or cruising plans. Here are seven fast,...
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Sail With Care Near “Green-Tinted” Coastlines
Here are some great coastal navigation tips from our friend Capt. John of skippertips.com… Imagine sailing toward a landfall–just six miles to go now after two full days at sea. Tonight you’ll be...
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Seven Money-Saving Sailing Tips and Techniques
Here are some great cost conscious tips from our friend Capt. John of skippertips.com… Follow these seven easy “do-it-now” sailing tips to save yourself time, aggravation, and money on repairs for more...
View ArticleReducing Dock-Approach Anxiety
Here are some great docking tips from Quantum Cruising Consultant, Jack Klang… Every skipper knows “the feeling” when entering a harbor. It isn’t the anticipation of a restaurant meal ashore, the...
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How to Anchor from Your Cockpit
We always love tips on ways to maneuver our boats when we’re missing those extra sets of hands, and Captain John from www.skippertips.com provides us with these helpful pointers on anchoring from the...
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Seven Steps to Winterize and Protect Your Cruising Sailboat
Here’s another great tip courtesy of skippertips.com… Are you sure that no water has become trapped in the hoses aboard your small cruising boat? Have you gone through a seven-point-checklist to...
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Sailing Navigation Safety: Nautical Chart “Accuracy Indicators”
Here’s another great tip from our friend Captain John of skippertips.com… Turn on your chart plotter or study your nautical chart and you will see objects on land or water. But how accurate are these...
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Use the Magic of an “Aim Point” to Dock Your Sailboat
Captain John from www.skippertips.com shares this essential docking tip. Two half-million dollar sport-fishing boats are tied up to a marina pier. And the dockmaster has just enough space to fit your...
View ArticleHow to Kill a Boat Fire in Less than 30 Seconds
We hope you never have to use these tips, but we know if there’s a time when you’re faced with the need for them, you’ll be glad you’re prepared. Captain John from www.skippertips.com shares his...
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How to Time a Light for Safer Landfall
Here’s another great cruising tip from our friend Captain John at www.skippertips.com! Imagine that you are underway on a wet, windy night, straining your eyes with a binocular to sight the entrance...
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Five Tips for Safer Sail Handling
Captain John from www.skippertips.com shares a few secrets he used on an offshore passage. If you are anything like me, sailing tips that cut the time you spend at the mast or on the foredeck are...
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Sailing Navigation Safety: Secret of the “Cocked-Hat” Position
Here’s another great cruising tip from our friend Capt. John of skippertips.com… Combine GPS, visual, or Radar for sailing navigation and you could come up with a triangular position called a “cocked...
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Five “Get ready now” Heavy Weather Sailing Strategies
In heavy weather sailing, sailing tips that save time and effort can be more valuable than gold when the rough stuff arrives aboard. Sure, you have jacklines rigged, crew in personal flotation devices...
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Do You Have Enough “Grabbable” Gear Aboard?
Here’s another great cruising tip from our friend Capt. John of skippertips.com… Look over most production sailboats or powerboats today, and you can bet you will see a lack of grab rails. I believe...
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