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Emergency portlight covers
Holding the water out when a port breaks at sea Issue 53 : Mar/Apr 2007 According to the pilot charts of the central and north Pacific Ocean, the incidence of gales during late July and August on the preferred sailing route from Hanalei Bay, Kauai, to San Francisco is less than 5 percent. It’s even

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Taking the ground
Sailing where the water goes from thin to none Issue 53 : Mar/Apr 2007 When you live in a foreign country for a while, you come to know it and the way of life there. But the important thing is not so much what’s learned about that country and its ways but how your own

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Dealing with currents
This necessary skill comes with knowledge and practice Issue 53 : Mar/Apr 2007 Unlike automobiles, which operate on a a solid medium, boats are always at the interface between two fluids, both of which are usually in motion. The movement of the water relative to the ground is called current. It has two components: set,

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Sailing with one wing
Get to know your boat’s capabilities Issue 53 : Mar/Apr 2007 We motored out of the little anchorage in the North Channel of Lake Huron into a stiffening afternoon breeze. We were beginning to learn our lessons: light air in the morning, much more wind in the afternoon. We set the 110 jib and rolled

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Thread grabber
Almost as good as a second pair of hands Issue 53 : Mar/Apr 2007 If your crew tends to abandon ship at the smell of an open tube of sealant, this tool might help you re-bed that deck fitting singlehanded. A modified pair of locking pliers with a half nut in each jaw allows you

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