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This Sailing Safety Tool Could Save Your Life
Here’s another great cruising tip from our friend Capt. John from skippertips.com… What’s the #1 sailing safety tool that you need to have with you every moment you’re ...
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How to Sail to Windward with Blazing Speed
Here are some great upwind sailing tips from our friend Capt. John from skippertips.com… If you are anything like me, it can be confusing to try to remember ...
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A Unique Look at MOB Recovery Under Power
Here’s another great safety tip from our friend Capt. John from skippertips.com… Howling wind, black night–not a star alight. Your buddy relieves you after a long watch and ...
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Are You Sailing with “Weak Links” in Your Rigging?
Here’s another great set of tips from our friend Capt. John from skippertips.com… With the wind howling and the seas building–and hundreds of miles offshore–we had a serious ...
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How to Use Chart Insets for Safer Navigation (Video)
Here’s a great chart reading tip from or friend Capt. John 0f skippertips.com… Imagine that you are about to make landfall on the coast of Alaska. Your intentions are ...
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Seven “Pre Start” Inspections for Sailboat Engines
Here are some great engine maintenance tips from our friend Capt. John from skippertips.com… Sailboat engine repairs can cost big dollars and delay your sailing or cruising plans. ...
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Sail With Care Near “Green-Tinted” Coastlines
Here are some great coastal navigation tips from our friend Capt. John of skippertips.com… Imagine sailing toward a landfall–just six miles to go now after two full days at sea. ...
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Could You Anchor Your Sailboat in Ten Seconds?
Here’s another great tip from our friend Capt. John from skippertips.com… You enter the narrow 50 yard wide channel between the jetties under power. A brisk cross-channel wind ...
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Seven GPS Navigation Tips for Safer Cruising!
Here’s another great set of tips from our friend Capt. John from skippertips.com… Tap into the hidden power of your nautical GPS. Set your GPS alarm functions to ...
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Sailing Navigation Tips – Use “Quick Tangents” to Backup Your GPS!
Here is another great tip from our friend Capt. John from skippertips.com…. What happens if you sail into an area with few prominent objects plotted on your nautical ...
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