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Valuable Tips for the Inevitable Equipment Failure

With enough time and miles at sea, encountering problems and equipment failures is inevitable. Having the original equipment manufacturers’ authorized spares and repair kits onboard is not. Regardless ...
On September 14, 2016 / By Administrator
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Three Ways to Keep Your Engine Running Strong All Season Long

By Captain John of skippertips.com. World famous cruising sailor and engine guru Nigel Calder has–I believe–the perfect title for a chapter in his book Marine Diesel Engines. In ...
On September 8, 2016 / By Administrator
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Choosing the Right Fabric For Your Sails: Part One

Previously published in BWS by Brian Hancock. For many years the only choice sailors had for fabric and engineering for their sails was cross-cut Dacron sails and for ...
On August 31, 2016 / By Administrator
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How to Tie the King of Torque Sailing Knot

By Captain John of skippertips.com. Which sailing knot do you need to tie when you absolutely, positively must keep a rope from fraying, lash a broken sailboat tiller ...
On August 25, 2016 / By Administrator
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A Guide to Everything You Should Know About Visual Communication

Pete Dubler’s review of visual communication devices was previously published in BWS. From our boat anchored alone between cities off the Indian River on July 4th, with NASA’s ...
On August 17, 2016 / By Administrator
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Choosing the Right Sails: Mainsails

Brian Hancock reviews important considerations of different mainsail setups. Previously published in BWS. The mainsail is, as the name implies, the most important sail in the inventory and for ...
On August 10, 2016 / By Administrator
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Do You Know About These Nautical Chart Accuracy Indicators?

By Captain John of skippertips.com. Turn on your chart plotter or study your nautical chart and you will see objects on land or water. But how accurate are ...
On August 3, 2016 / By Administrator
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Clear Communication is Key to Successful Teamwork

Regardless of what you’re trying to accomplish as a team or crew, clear communications is central to success Previously published in BWS, written by Bill Biewenga. Anchored off a lee shore ...
On July 27, 2016 / By Administrator
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Solid Anchoring Makes for Good Sleeping

Andy Cross reminds us that its always better to move sooner rather than later if not entirely happy with your anchoring situation. Previously published in BWS. Wind whipped ...
On July 20, 2016 / By Administrator
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Could Your Navigation Skills Use a Tune-up?

By Captain John of skippertips.com. Nothing beats GPS for fast, reliable sailing navigation. But will that be enough to ensure that you sail clear of those “ship-killing” reefs ...
On July 14, 2016 / By Administrator

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