Mediterranean Mooring with an Anchor
This is the ultimate foredeck/helm communication exercise.This method requires dropping the hook (anchor) out from the harbor quay wall at…
This is the ultimate foredeck/helm communication exercise.This method requires dropping the hook (anchor) out from the harbor quay wall at…
This is where the rubber meets the road—or, in this case, where the gel coat does not touch the big bad hard concrete wall.
Time flies when you are sailing, but sadly the moment comes when it is time to return and put your vessel back in its slip.
Trim tabs are an essential tool for improving performance, efficiency, and comfort while motoring.
The character MacGyver in the TV show of the same name would have made a great sailor. Why? Because he could fix anything and a boat is a concoction of a kajillion gadgets busting to rot, rust, short out, unscrew, break, tear, and generally just fall apart.
This is the exact same effect that airplanes with propellers feel on take off at the time when the pilot pulls back on the yoke.
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