Navigation Tools

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No matter the chart in use, the navigator’s work largely involves the determination of direction and distances. The most useful tools for actual chart work are…

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Sinking

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A boat sits down in the water until it has displaced the same weight of water as the weight of the boat. It is a universal arrangement between boat and water…

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Towing

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The following diagram shows how you can tow another vessel. Form a “bridle” from the rear cleats…

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Lights on ATONS

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Lights are installed on some ATONS. The lights are usually alternating on and off on some consistent interval to distinguish one ATON from another.

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Sailboat Solar Power

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Solar panels produce DC power and are used to charge the batteries. A relatively small solar panel such as 1 square foot (0.1 m2) can produce about 1½ amps at…

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Sailboat Design

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Surely, the first sailboat was invented by a five-year-old child with a block of wood. He or she stuck a twig through a piece of animal skin and then down into a knothole in the wood.

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