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Fancy Sailing in the South Pacific?

I'm currently sailing on board a Neel 51 in New Zealand. The owner plans to sail to Indonesia between April and September this year.

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The dance of the sun, moon, and earth: A brief overview of tidal cycles

The fundamental cause of tides is the gravitational force between the earth, moon, and sun. The science bit says that the...

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Our Website & How to Use our New Phone App!

Check out our new Wix Spaces branded app! It's FREE and we think it rather good.

Direct-Messages

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Eleven Great Christmas Gift Ideas for the Sailor

It's nearly that time, again! This week is 'Black Friday' week, so I decided to put together a short list of items I have found to be essent

Direct-Messages

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Where to Start when Passage Planning?

Many students find it difficult to distill all of the information available to them when writing their first few passage plans. It is easy t

Passage Planning

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Which Watch System is Best for your Yacht, Crew and Voyage.

Whichever watch system you choose, make sure to mix the crew between each watch allowing for a spread of skills, fitness & strength...

Passage Planning

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Course to Steer & Estimated Position - Live Tutorial

Tonight we are planning our first live broadcast. Because it's our first (and there are likely to be glitches!) this one is for free to all

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How to Calculate & Plot an Estimated Position

In this video, we talk you through how to calculate and plot and Estimated Position (EP). We have no allowed for the application of variatio

Chartwork

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How to Plot a Course to Steer

In this short video, we talk you through how to apply the tidal vector and boat speed vector to reach a desired destination efficiently, by

Passage Planning

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How to Calculate Clearance below a Bridge on a Tidal River

When calculating a safe time to clear under a bridge, we should first calculate the maximum amount of tide we can have and still pass safely

Passage Planning

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How to Obtain & Understand a Weather Forecast

You can see that the forecast is from 0600 on Thursday 08 April 2021 until 0600 on Friday 09 April 2021. If you are listening to a forecast

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What is Buys Ballot Law?

C. H. D. Buys Ballot was a Dutch meteorologist, who published empirical evidence in support of the thesis first put forward by William...

Passage Planning

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A shiny new website for you!

We've been busy improving upon our website to make it more interactive for sailors and people like you. Now, you can ask questions too!

Direct-Messages

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from on board a Neel 51 trimaran in New Zealand

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How do you fancy Cruising the South Pacific in May onwards?

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