
Basic Gybing a Sailboat
Basic Gybing a Sailboat: 1) Preparation 2) Maneuver 3) Swapping Hands/Helms Commands: Helmsman/Helmsperson gives the command: "Prepare to gybe." This ...
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Basic Tacking a Sailboat
Steps for Tacking a Sailboat: 1) Preparation 2) Maneuver 3) Swapping Hands or Helms Commands: Helmsman/Helmsperson gives the command: "Prepare ...
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This ICOM IC-M72 Handheld VHF Radio Is a Phenomenon – It Never Needs Charging
Found My First VHF Ok. So. Sometime before 2015; or at least three or four years before then, I was ...
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Changing Your Sailboat Engine’s Oil and Transmission Oil
Changing Your Sailboat Engine's Oil and Transmission Oil Gather supplies - oil, oil filter, pump, empty jug, rags, funnel, funnel ...
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Cleaning Your Sailboat Engine’s Primary Fuel Filter Water Separator
Step-by-step instructions for cleaning your sailboat engine's Primary Fuel Filter / Water Separator. Gather supplies - filter kit, small o-ring, ...
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Cleaning Your Sailboat Speed Transducer
Step-by-step instructions for cleaning your sailboat's speed transducer. Speed Transducer Locate transducer Locate blanking plug (I’m not swearing.) Unscrew ribbed ...
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Cleaning Your Sailboat Engine’s Raw Water Sea Strainer
Step-by-Step instructions for cleaning out your sailboat engine's raw water sea strainer. Shut off the sea water - turn off ...
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St. Augustine Sailing Sisters Spring Fo’Ward Race 2023
All Female Crew Rendezvous With Destiny, a Jeanneau 349, took third place in the 2023 SASS Spring Fo'Ward Race. It ...
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Sailboat Racing Basics – Why and When to Go Slower (or Faster!)
Currently, I'm working on a month's worth of racing topics for sailing, and along with a close study of the ...
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Putting Together a Team-Building Sailing Mini Regatta Experience
It's fun to put together match races for team building because sailing is the perfect analogy for demonstrating cross-training. Here's ...
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