How to solve a tide height using the rule of twelves
Here is a tide curve plot for any tides that follow the rule of twelves. None do exactly, but it can provide a rough approximation.
Here is a tide curve plot for any tides that follow the rule of twelves. None do exactly, but it can provide a rough approximation.
Build on your knowledge of tide curves and learn how to advance your skills in properly using them to your advantage.
Sailing the helm of a sailboat should come naturally to you, just like riding a bike. Let’s go over steering.
Today, we’re discussing using a Breton Plotter, aka Portland Plotter, aka rotating protractor, to determine a course.
If you like this post – please “LIKE” it and g+1 it – It helps keep our waterways clean. Here’s how to fuel up your sailboat without spilling a drop of fuel into the water. Hi all – for years I struggled with fueling up the boat and trying my best to not spill any […]
Catamaran Sailing Course Along with the very exciting news of NauticEd joining forces with Lagoon Catamarans to bring Catamaran Sailing education to the market, we have announced our latest update to the Catamaran Sailing Confidence Course. The interactive Catamaran Sailing Confidence Course is available online in browser and PDF format and as an App […]
This is a follow up blog on last week’s How To Spring On To A Dock. If you like it – please “like it” – thanks it really helps us grow. Once you’ve jammed your self into a tight fuel dock, now how do you get out? Pretty simple. Just back out – but use […]
What if you’re in an end tie or tee head and the wind is blowing you off the dock? It’s not so easy to solve then.
How to do a Mediterranean Mooring with skills learned from our Maneuvering Under Power Course, now much simpler and less intimidating.
Springing Off the Dock in a Sailboat Here is a simple animation that shows you how to spring off the dock when the wind is blowing you back onto the dock. Often there may be another boat in front of you and so trying to push the bow out first can easily lead to disaster […]
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