Safety briefing on a sailing yacht
Aspects to be covered in the safety briefing that it is advisable to carry out on board a sailing yacht before starting a voyage, especially in the case of ocean sailing.
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Author: Juan González-Aller Lacalle
Foresails (I): Control elements
New chapter of the online book “Sail handling and trimming” in which we will see the control elements of the headsails (the tension of the forestay, the halyard, the position of the sheet traveler, and the tension of the sheet) and how to trim them in different wind conditions.
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Qualities of a sailboat skipper
Description of aspects or qualities of the skipper of a sailboat: experience in sailing, thorough knowledge of the boat, quick decision making, ability to anticipate the situation, leadership and creating a good atmosphere on board.
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Alex Pella’s Maxicat Victoria will try to beat the Discovery Route record
Alex Pella and the crew of Maxicat Victoria will set sail from Huelva in November to reach San Salvador, Bahamas, in less than 11 days, and thus beat the current record held by the Spanish team “Mapfre”, set in 11 days, 7 hours, 38 minutes and 40 seconds.
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North Atlantic winds
General wind circulation in the North Atlantic, NE trade winds, equatorial calms (doldrums), tropical calms (horse latitudes), polar winds, squalls and their associated fronts and tropical cyclones (hurricanes).
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