When all else fails… read the instructions! I’ve written before about discrepancies between super-accurate GPS positioning and charted data. Usually I’m talking about making sure you read the survey information…
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New boat test: Elan 360
What’s she like to sail? At 5 knots or less on an even keel, the Elan 360 felt a bit sleepy on the helm, but as soon as she reached…
Tried and tested: tides planner app for iPads and iPhones
Duncan Kent thinks he has found the best Tides Planner App for iPads and iPhones yet
Christmas Caribbean Rally underway
After months of preparation the second edition of the Christmas Caribbean Rally have set sail for Antigua
Practical seamanship: Leadlines
Why most cruisers still need a leadline – and how to use it. We’ve had echosounders for decades, but leadlining is still an essential cruising skill.
Skipper’s tips: Changing times, changing tides
Practical advice for all sailors. Tom Cunliffe has sailed tens of thousands of miles all over the world and has been a Yachtmaster Examiner since 1978
Skipper’s tips: Keep up the skills
Practical advice for all sailors. Tom Cunliffe has sailed tens of thousands of miles all over the world and has been a Yachtmaster Examiner since 1978
January 2015
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Skipper’s tips: Dump the jammer
Practical advice for all sailors. Tom Cunliffe has sailed tens of thousands of miles all over the world and has been a Yachtmaster Examiner since 1978
The Finnish Baltic may be strewn with rocks, but it’s a place of beauty…
"My luck ran out. I hit more rocks in the next half-hour than in the rest of my life to date..." says Tom Cunliffe in his January 2015 podcast for…