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Anchoring 101: Anchoring Guidelines/Steps/Strategies

March 14, 2023 By David Steele

I. Before Leaving Dock 1. Know and check your ground tackle 2. Anchor sized adequately for boat? 3. Owner aware of strengths and weaknesses of their anchor type? 4. Rode long enough for adequate scope in anticipated anchorages? 5. Chain leader on rope rode? 6. Anchor and rode in good shape and ready for deployment?   [read more]

Filed Under: Blog, Safety Corner, Sailing Tips

Coast Guard Releases Boating App

July 24, 2015 By Mike Dyslin

by Lu Abel The Coast Guard has just released a smartphone app aimed at recreational boaters. Here’s what it looks like on the right. It offers a pretty wide variety of features. I’ll note what they provide and my opinion of them: 1. State boating information. A pointer to state web sites. For California, at least, the state   [read more]

Filed Under: Blog, Sailing Tips

Chartering from the First Mate’s Point of View

July 24, 2015 By Mike Dyslin

By Marsha Dyslin We have chartered boats 9 times since 1991 (to Grenada, British Virgin Islands, Bahamas, La Paz, British Columbia, Belize and have trailered our previous boat to British Columbia and Southern Cal. , sailing to Catalina Island. Our first charter with the girls was when they were 5,8 and 10 years old, and we had 4 adults for the   [read more]

Filed Under: Blog, Sailing Tips

The Miracle Dinghy

Close Encounter with Whales in Monterey Bay

footer2Get together in the cockpit at a cruise

Lou Abel, 2017 Safety Chair

Lu Abel, Safety Chair

Darlene and David's Nonsuch 30 "Daisy"Daisy sailing SF Bay

footer5Welcoming Mike Dyslin ready to raft up

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