BOAT REVIEWS | JEANNEAU 349 - Blue Water Sailing
WEBOct 21, 2014 · The 349 is a fine sailing small cruiser that has a truly comfortable and spacious interior. Whether you are downsizing from a larger cruising boat or getting into a first boat for a young family, the newest Jeanneau offers a lot of quality, performance and plain fun in an affordable package. Jeanneau 349. LOA 33’11”.
Calculating the True Wind and Why it Matters
WEBMay 9, 2017 · There are several ways to define the wind. For weather work at sea we care only about the true wind. This true wind is the speed and the direction of the wind relative to the fixed earth under the ocean. Tied up at the dock, we feel the true wind. Once we get underway, however, our own motion changes the wind we feel, and then it is called the ...
How to Splice Your Double Braid Lines | Cruising Compass
WEBSep 15, 2015 · Now you’re ready to splice. Step One: Marking the Cover (fig: 1,2) Measuring and marking the cover and core is absolutely essential to getting your splice to work correctly. Using a fid that is the same diameter as the line, measure one fid length from the end of the line and make your first mark (Mark A).
The Pros and Cons of Saildrives | Cruising Compass - Blue Water …
WEBMar 31, 2016 · The Pros and Cons of Saildrives. By Administrator · On March 31, 2016. Saildrive systems are commonplace on modern sailboats, taking the place of standard shaft-and-strut running gear. If you’re evaluating a boat propelled by a saildrive auxiliary, get familiar with the pros and cons. Read More. saildrive.
Sailing Canoes - Blue Water Sailing
WEBJan 23, 2015 · A sailing canoe being built on Panapompom. Sailing canoes can travel up to 15 knots. To change direction the boom is untied from the stern. Then the mast is raked toward the bow, the sail is swung around the mast, and the boom reattached. The helmsman takes the long steering paddle to what is now the stern.
Cruising Guide to the Western Caribbean - Blue Water Sailing
WEBOct 12, 2018 · One of the greatest aspects of this itinerary is that most of this sailing route takes advantage of favorable winds and currents. This is a key difference between this Western Caribbean route via the “Thornless Path” of traveling upwind from the Bahamas to the BVI via Turks and Cacaos, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. That can be a real ...
The Advantages of a Parasailor, a Modified Symmetrical Spinnaker
WEBJan 4, 2017 · When flying a spinnaker, one of the common problems is planting the bow of the boat. On the Parasailor, the wing provides lift which actually pulls the bow up. The wing also serves as a structural beam to support the sail and hold it open. If the winds die for a moment, the sail does not collapse as quickly as a normal spinnaker.
Choosing the Right Fabric For Your Sails: Part One
WEBAug 31, 2016 · The real advantage of a laminate, other than the fact that it’s a lot lighter and stronger for the same strength and stretch resistance as Dacron, is that you can use the fabric to build a radial sail, either a bi-radial or a tri-radial sail. This way you can use fabrics of different weights in the same sail.
Dock a Boat Like a Pro – How to Use a Breast Line
WEBJan 7, 2016 · When you return to the boat, untie the breast line. Pull the boat flush alongside the pier and cleat off the breast line to the original pier cleat located adjacent to your beam (middle illustration). Board the boat. Untie the breast line from your boat beam cleat. Move the breast line to a bow or stern cleat (bottom illustration).
Palau - Blue Water Sailing
WEBJun 19, 2015 · Palau is a gorgeous archipelago with 26 large islands and more than 300 tiny, domed, forested islets. It is the farthest west of the Caroline Islands in the Federated States of Micronesia, a few days’ sail east of the Philippines and 950 miles north of Jayapura, Indonesia. Palau is a paradise for American cruisers.
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