First chapter of the “on-line” book “Sailing in heavy weather”. Recommendations for reducing sail area by reefing or changing sails, anticipating the weather, avoiding excessive heel, sail balance and reduction table according to wind conditions.
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We will see the most common types of rigging for a sailboat, and their advantages and disadvantages depending on the intended use of the boat, whether for cruising or racing, in coastal or ocean areas. These rigs are the SLOOP (in its three versions: SLOOP, FRACTIONED and SOLENT), the CUTTER and the KETCH.
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In this second chapter of the “on-line” book ANCHORING A SAILBOAT we will deal with a fundamental component for anchoring safely, and that is the anchor chain; and we will do so by analyzing with what length of chain I should anchor (depending on the depth and weather), and how to size the anchor line that I should have on board in the chain box.
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In the previous chapter we completed the first part of the design of our electrical system, which was to estimate the total daily consumption of the equipment we use on board. In this second chapter of the on-line book “ELECTRICITY ON BOARD” we address the next step, which is to determine the total battery capacity we need on board our sailboat.
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It is said that the happiest moment of a boat owner or shipowner is “when he buys it”, and the second happiest moment is “when he sells it”. In this first chapter of the “on-line” book BUYING A BOAT we are going to briefly analyze 10 essential requirements that will help us not to make a mistake.
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