For links related to provisioning and other information, or items specific to the print editions, please go to Print Edition Extras.
Printed material :
Print off a copy of each of these documents:
- Knots: Sailors’ Secrets. A selection of indispensable knots
- Safety Packet: We compiled a collection of useful information into a Safety Pack
- Weekly Meal Planner: Use this planner to make a menu, a shopping list, and a meal guide.
- Here’s a downloadable/printable VHF Guide that covers the subject of radio communications from a US perspective.
- Standard Phonetic Alphabet (expansion of the version in the Safety Packet):
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Links to instructional videos and other materials:
APPS:
As for the Animated Knots by Grog link above, the same producers have a very good App for iOs/iPad/Mac and Android
Also, a very basic style of simple Knot-tying App, Knots Guide by Susa is likewise for iOs and Android. Free.
HERE’S an app we like for help with docking–though it’s strictly MONOHULL oriented. DOCK YOUR BOAT is available for Android and iOs. Here’s a video showing its capabilities. Free, plus upgrades.
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BOAT HANDLING
- Three videos on Basic Sailing (the RYA Competent Crew course) on a monohull, from a series by a British sailing school, Learn2sail. The information here is accurate though the boat being used may not match your yacht exactly. The principles and practises are, however, sound:
- Video 1: An overview of the interior, VHF/Chart table/Safety items, the cockpit + lockers, Flares/ Winches/ Engine Checks etc.
- Video 2: Up to the cockpit. Life Jackets/ Flares/ Winches/Knots, etc.
- Video 3: Departure off the dock/Basic maneuvers/Return to the dock, etc.
MOB Recovery: The UK’s RYA pages on Man Overboard recovery.
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US Coast Guard Boat Safety Videos
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North Sails have a useful guide to Cruising Yacht sail trim.
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