Planning an Offshore Passage
When planning a long offshore passage or a season of passages, look at the big picture first and make sure the plan includes multiple options.
When planning a long offshore passage or a season of passages, look at the big picture first and make sure the plan includes multiple options.
High-latitude cruising and winter sailing require adequate preparations.
After completing a circumnavigation of Antarctica via the Southern Ocean, an intrepid West Coast adventurer sails north, bound for the Northwest Passage and the long way home.
Actions taken during bad-weather sailing should take into consideration the boat, the wind, the sea state and the crew.
Know the local tides and carefully plan your entry.
By studying cartography, cruising guides and weather patterns ahead of time, a skipper can enter unfamiliar waters with a good idea of what lies ahead.
In this book excerpt, a seasoned (and opinionated) skipper lists 13 lessons learned on a long trip through the bottom of the world.
With the simple rule of “misery is optional,” the Totem crew chooses weather windows carefully.
A stormy night in Scotland’s Loch Stornaway is the perfect setting for a crash course in the limitations of modern electronics.
How the Totem crew prepares for offshore passages—even short ones.
After a dismasting off the coast of the Carolinas, the crew of Distant Drummer thought they’d made all the right moves. Then things got interesting.
A savage storm strikes Mallorca without warning, forcing anchored cruisers to battle for their boats—and their lives.
When planning a long offshore passage or a season of passages, look at the big picture first and make sure the plan includes multiple options.
High-latitude cruising and winter sailing require adequate preparations.
After completing a circumnavigation of Antarctica via the Southern Ocean, an intrepid West Coast adventurer sails north, bound for the Northwest Passage and the long way home.
Actions taken during bad-weather sailing should take into consideration the boat, the wind, the sea state and the crew.
Know the local tides and carefully plan your entry.
By studying cartography, cruising guides and weather patterns ahead of time, a skipper can enter unfamiliar waters with a good idea of what lies ahead.
In this book excerpt, a seasoned (and opinionated) skipper lists 13 lessons learned on a long trip through the bottom of the world.
With the simple rule of “misery is optional,” the Totem crew chooses weather windows carefully.
A stormy night in Scotland’s Loch Stornaway is the perfect setting for a crash course in the limitations of modern electronics.
How the Totem crew prepares for offshore passages—even short ones.
After a dismasting off the coast of the Carolinas, the crew of Distant Drummer thought they’d made all the right moves. Then things got interesting.
A savage storm strikes Mallorca without warning, forcing anchored cruisers to battle for their boats—and their lives.
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