Boating Safety - Use this Navigation "Cheat Sheet" for Safer Sailing 36 0

Sailing 7 years ago 2,488 views

Visit http://www.skippertips.com for more boating safety sailing tips like these. Imagine that you need to enter a harbor or anchorage in fog or at night. How can you make this safer and easier? Use this little-known "cheat-sheet" technique to help you do that! Captain John with 25+ years of experience shows you the no-nonsense cruising skills you need for safer sailing worldwide. Visit his website at https://www.skippertips.com and sign up for his highly popular Sailing Tip of the Week. Discover how you can gain instant access to hundreds of sailing articles, videos, FREE e-Books and much more!

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spelunkerd - 7 years ago

We went through all of this in seamanship, but I can't say many of us use such detailed old school techniques. Of course most recreational sailors don't head out in bad weather and common practice is to sail in water that we know exceptionally well. That's too bad, because we don't get a chance to practice until faced with the unlikely situation of bad weather and failed GPS. Long distance sailors tell us that the experience will eventually happen to everybody.

spelunkerd - 7 years ago

Power squadron, definitely worthwhile.

bill4nier - 7 years ago

spelunkerd, like your input. Just curious, where and from whom did you take your course from? Thanks!

Captain John's Skipper Tips - 7 years ago

The techniques described can be used anytime, anywhere. Not old school at all. Backups like this are simple. Just a bit of time to prepare and you're good to go. Every sailing school teaches traditional navigation. All CG license levels teach and test on traditional techniques. Skippers set the example. Crew will follow what they see.

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