The Physics Of Sailing
An even better video than the previous one explain why the sail reacts the way it does.
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Sail Trim Video
Not a bad beginner’s video on YouTube about how to watch and trim your sails, both downwind and upwind.
Free Nautical eBooks
Even though we haven’t fully embraced the e-book phenomenon yet, there are plenty out there. Look at this ultimate list of FREE nautical themed e-books from manybooks.net. So far my … Continue Reading
Tides
Living on the Med we don’t have to worry about tides, but having grown up just off the Bay of Fundy, they are always on our minds. In fact, we … Continue Reading
Another Free Magazine!
Woohoo! We found another free magazine online! Southwinds is a free, monthly Sailing magazine dedicated to Sailing and Cruising in Florida and The South. Monthly information, articles, resources, sailboat racing, … Continue Reading
More Magazines
We found another couple of magazines to add to our growing repository. It’s amazing how may of them are out there. Obviously there is no way we will have time … Continue Reading
Hammamet Pictures
Some pictures form our short stay in Yasmine Hammamet, Tunisia.
Malta Pictures
Here’s some pictures form our latest trip that started in Malta.
Passage To Tunisia
We’re just about to board a plane for Malta, where we will try to achieve our RYA Coastal Skipper Course by departing Grand Harbour for Yasmine Hammamet, Tunisia in a Bavaria … Continue Reading
The Tangaroa Expedition
We’re finding great stuff on YouTube recently. Slow in some places but a fascinating look at what many thought were just some silly people on the water. From the online … Continue Reading
The Fastnet Yacht Race Tragedy of 1979
Another video from YouTube. This one is a BBC documentary about the story of a Force 10 gale which decimated the 1979 Fastnet race, the last of the Admiral’s Cup events in … Continue Reading
30 tips for crossing the Atlantic: 21 – 30
This is the fifth part of a five part article. For Part 4… Mon, 23 Nov 2009 Yachting World Insider’s suggestions to make the big adventure go smoothly. Collated by … Continue Reading
Windcheck Magazine
We came across another magazine (wow there are a lot) by sniffing through someone else’s blog site. We’ll never get around to read them all consistently, but it’s good to … Continue Reading
30 tips for crossing the Atlantic: 16 – 20
This is the forth part of a five part article. For Part 3… Mon, 23 Nov 2009 Yachting World Insider’s suggestions to make the big adventure go smoothly. Collated by … Continue Reading
Nova Scotia Cruise
Here’s a great article off SailFeed about cruising in Canada, specifically in Nova Scotia. NOVA SCOTIA CRUISE: Fog With Everything Posted by Charles Doane // July 29, 2014 // I am … Continue Reading
30 tips for crossing the Atlantic: 11 – 15
This is the third part of a five part article. For Part 2… Mon, 23 Nov 2009 Yachting World Insider’s suggestions to make the big adventure go smoothly. Collated by … Continue Reading
Maidentrip
Netflix suggestions are working out pretty well for us. We just watched another sailing themed documentary called Maidentrip. It’s about a 14 year old Dutch girl that sailed solo around … Continue Reading
B.C.’s Eric Holden skippers winning Clipper Race yacht
We first red about Eric Holden’s insurmountable lead here, and now it’s official! B.C.’s Eric Holden skippers winning Clipper Race yacht 5 Canadians part of crew that won the 2013-14 … Continue Reading
30 tips for crossing the Atlantic: 6 – 10
This is the second part of a five part article. For Part 1… Mon, 23 Nov 2009 Yachting World Insider’s suggestions to make the big adventure go smoothly. Collated by … Continue Reading
Ocean Sailing Rules: The Salty Dawg Incident of 2013
Here’s a fairly long but very informative article, via the Sailfeed site, about the trouble some people got in while participating on the 2013 Caribbean 1500 rally. Interesting perspective for … Continue Reading