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Prop Walk Advantage

October 1, 2024/by Grant Headifen

Propwalk can be annoying or you can just get the better of it. Your choice!

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Long Line Ashore – Mediterranean Mooring

September 30, 2024/by Grant Headifen

The long-line-ashore is a useful mooring method. It is mostly used in the Mediterranean as a customary way of mooring a lot of boats along a shoreline.

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Precise Docking

September 30, 2024/by Grant Headifen

You can’t leave docking to luck or always hoping it will be a nice day. You have to become an expert.

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Force Alignment and Moment Balance

September 29, 2024/by Grant Headifen

There is a really cool universal law out there that states: “For every force, there must be an equal and opposite force.” When you are docking, if your boat pulls on a line attached to the dock, the line pulls back on your boat.

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Lights and Shapes on Vessels

September 29, 2024/by Grant Headifen

Nighttime can be a beautiful time to go boating. However, night vision is not the same as day vision and so rules have been established to ensure safety.

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Leaving the dock – Introduction

September 29, 2024/by Grant Headifen

OK, now that you’re an expert at maneuvering the boat under power outside of the marina, it is time to bring the varnish and gel coat in close quarters with its sworn enemies – the docks, pilings, and other boats.

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Philosophy of Boating Competence

September 29, 2024/by Grant Headifen

Operating a powerboat on our waterways is different than operating a vehicle on a road. Besides the obvious reasons, there are strict and well-defined rules for vehicles.

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Fire on a Boat

September 28, 2024/by Grant Headifen

Putting out fires quickly is essential. The sooner you find the source the quicker the fire can be extinguished.

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Slips – Returning

September 28, 2024/by Grant Headifen

Wind coming into the slip channel and your boat is to be docked stern-toSteer into the slip channel and maneuver…

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Non-Electronic Communications

September 26, 2024/by Grant Headifen

Sailing has been around for thousands of years. Electronic Communications has been around for less than 100 years (not counting the telegraph).

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