Month: September 2022

Will a headland provide enough shelter?

You have a tired crew and you plan to anchor for the night. Will the headland provide enough shelter? James Stevens answers your Questions of Seamanship In a southeasterly wind, does this SW-facing bay offer adequate protection? Credit: Alamy Stock...

Night Sailing: A full guide to sailing in the dark

Pete Goss provides an in depth guide to night sailing to help you get the most our of your boat when the sun sets Night sailing is bread and butter to an ocean sailor and often crucial to coastal passage...

Burst coolant hose: ‘I had spares for everything except this’

Edward Vivian experiences a burst coolant hose while sailing from Guernsey to Plymouth in deteriorating conditions No spare hose meant a temporary patch to fix the hose using plumbers putty and amalgamating rubber tape. Credit: Edward Vivian Burst coolant hose:...

Finding crew for ocean passages

Julie and Andy Pag wanted crew to share the watches sailing their Lagoon 410 Cushla Na Mara from the Med to the Caribbean. But how do they find the right people? Finding crew you can trust on long passages isn’t...

GPS failure: What would you do?

How would you react to GPS failure while sailing? James Stevens answers your Questions of Seamanship If the position of your yacht suddenly changed on your chartplotter, how would you react? Credit: Lester McCarthy GPS failure: What would you do?...