Sailing documents

Sailing - Introductory Rules for Racing 2008

The most basic rules for racing sailboats for beginner-level sailors. Must still read the 2009-2012 ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing for more comprehensive coverage.
  • weremermaid published this 02 / 25 / 2009
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danger charters key west florida

Vacation Ideas: Danger Charters, Key West, Florida Danger Charters’ boats are docked at the Westin Hotel Marina at the corner of Whitehead Street and Greene Street. Walk between the Westin Resort/M...
  • connielimon7381 published this 11 / 21 / 2008
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2009-2012 ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing (Showing Changes)

Changes from the 2005-2008 edition are highlighted in the current 2009-2012 ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing.
  • weremermaid published this 02 / 19 / 2009
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Lo-Tech Navigation Tips. The magic of six degrees. Tony Crowley

Yachties will love this one! If you can remember the magic figure of six degrees, you can work out several navigational problems, eg, estimating the course to steer to counter the effect of a curre...
  • mudswimmer published this 05 / 30 / 2009
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SKUD 18 Class Rules July 08

Latest class rules from the Int'l Access Class Association. The SKUD 18 is a Paralympic-class keelboat that debued in the 2008 Paralympic Games, and is sailed by a severly disabled sailor and femal...
  • weremermaid published this 02 / 21 / 2009
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Singlehander: A knee top protractor for emergency navigation. Tony Crowley

Singlehander is a simple homemade protractor for checking bearings or courses from a chart. It's an ideal device on a small boat where knee-top navigation in the cockpit is the norm and plotters or...
  • mudswimmer published this 06 / 11 / 2009
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Fantastic Sailing

SAILING (BOST ON GLOBE) The 100-strong fleet sail past the historic three-masted clipper "James Craig" after the start of the annual 628 nautical mile Sydney Hobart Yacht Race on December 26, 200...
  • mctsou published this 04 / 16 / 2009
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Allegra 24 Sailboat Good Old Boat Article

An Article that appeared in the "Good Old Boat" Magazine concerning Fred Bingham's designed Allergra 24 sailboat. It is rumored that Fred just increased the frame spacing for his son's, Bruce Bingh...
  • praetorian1962 published this 01 / 17 / 2009
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Sailing: Find the time of high tide with just three numbers! Tony Crowley

This short paper describes a way of estimating the times of high tide from March to December using just three numbers. It is unbelievably simple and may well get you out of a hole one day.
  • mudswimmer published this 06 / 14 / 2009
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basic sailing slideshow

Ross Uni Sailing Club presentation on Sailing Basics. It's pretty thorough. Good quick refresher and easy.
  • hpduong published this 11 / 26 / 2008
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Sailing: A tiller sail for self-steering: Capt. W. Bligh RN

How self-steering on a yacht may be improved by the addition of a small sail attached to the tiller. Used it after my premature ejection from HMS Bounty; it worked a treat! See more articles lik...
  • mudsailor published this 04 / 14 / 2009
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Ocean Kayak

Originally kayaks were made to be sailed or to be used on till, calm lake water. But with passing year use of kayaks in ocean kayaking is increased and now this ocean kayak is also very popular. Or...
  • Kayaks published this 01 / 02 / 2008
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Sailing

Sailing I watched a witch fold her hand in poker. Maybe now's a good time to call a cab for Satan. Each and every heartache we build could topple tomorrow, leaving suffering evidence of mustard as ...
  • anton published this 10 / 21 / 2008
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Rudder Process

We Will Learn Many New Terms in this Session • • • • • • • Bow, stern, port, starboard, aft, fore Mast, boom, main, jib, centerboard, rudder, tiller Tack*, head, clew Luff*, leech, foot Halyard, s...
  • api_user_5814_user9458 published this 08 / 10 / 2008
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YCC Sailing course for beginners

Sailing Course for Beginners This electronic version has been prepared using the 1988 revised version of the original YCC “Summary of the Sailing Course” of 1969. It contains chapters on trapeze s...
  • Cestus published this 08 / 31 / 2008
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My Sailing

A day of fun
  • swizzmis published this 11 / 23 / 2008
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2008 sail laser brochure reduced

Premier Sailing Centre Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy Welcome to SailLaser Paul Goodison World No. 1 Laser Sailor 18 Junior and Youth Sailing Programme 22 Matt Bridge Chief Instruct...
  • hamillm published this 02 / 20 / 2008
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Sailing & Emergency Navigation : 'Dire Straits' by Tony Crowley

Dire Straits Navigation. Lost at Sea? The GPS has packed up? The fat controllers have turned off the satellites? No problem. Find your position using this simple technique requiring a watch set to...
  • mudsailor published this 04 / 28 / 2009
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Sailing in Greece

Sailing in Greece
  • calleW published this 11 / 15 / 2007
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Sailing: How to interpret the surface of the sea. Tony Crowley

Current Affairs What do a cast iron kettle, a handful of pebbles and a catspaw have in common? They have all been used at various times by seafarers becalmed at sea to discover the set and drift o...
  • mudsailor published this 04 / 01 / 2009
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