News Archive

Sailing - anchoring By Sail World, 9:50 PM Thu 24 Nov 2005
From Wendy, Jervis Bay: The time to find out if your anchor is going to drag ...[more]

Sailing - wind direction By Sail World, 9:46 PM Thu 24 Nov 2005
From anonymous, Australia: In the southern hemisphere, stand with the back to the wind, and the low pressure is on your right hand side. ...[more]

Water - Saving of By Sail World, 9:44 PM Thu 24 Nov 2005
From Claudine, Sydney: I just have to tell you about this. We have just bought a new (to us) boat, and it had a salt-water tap in the galley. ...[more]

Sailing - Equipment - Main Hanks By Sail World, 9:41 PM Thu 24 Nov 2005
From Frank, Wynnum: I don’t know whether this is common knowledge or not, but a passing long range German sailor who came aboard our boat for a drink one day told me to remove all the slides..... ...[more]

Maintenance - Heads By Sail World, 9:38 PM Thu 24 Nov 2005
From Gerry, Mooloolaba: Did you know that pump out heads like salad dressing? ...[more]

Maintenance,Painting and Varnishing,non-slip areas By Sail World, 9:34 PM Thu 24 Nov 2005
From Nicola, Sydney: Forget using that hard ‘grit’ to make painted or varnished surfaces into non-slip areas.... ...[more]

Maintenance - cleaning, topsides at the waterline By Sail World, 9:27 PM Thu 24 Nov 2005
From Brett, Sydney Cleaning topsides at the water line has always been a question of hanging a line over the edge of the boat to cling onto while scrubbing. ...[more]

Pests - Cockroaches By Sail World, 9:23 PM Thu 24 Nov 2005
From Jenny, Airlie Beach: We could never work out why we were still getting cockroaches on board, no matter how careful we were not to bring cardboard boxes on board. ...[more]

Sailing – Shallow water: By Sail World, 9:15 PM Thu 24 Nov 2005
From Terry, Byron Bay: When sailing in a sandy channel where the depths are uncertain and likely to be too shallow, never sail in the middle. Why? ...[more]

Storage – cryovacing or vacuum sealing By ., 5:16 PM Thu 24 Nov 2005
From Mark of Victoria: My wife has always found cryovacing or vacuum sealing a great way to store meat when we’re going away for a longish voyage. However, I have now found that cryovacing vital spare parts... ...[more]

Anchoring, Bow to Cockpit Radios By Cruising Editor, 5:04 PM Thu 24 Nov 2005
Tip from 'Going North': Hey Guys, get some cockpit-to-bow two-way radios. My partner and have been using these for six months now, and they have taken all the agro out of anchoring. ...[more]

Provisioning By Sail World, 2:49 AM Wed 23 Nov 2005
Careful provisioning is an important part of the preparation for any trip. Running out of food isn’t much fun, and forgetting the coffee can really spoil the tempers on board, no matter how wonderful the cruising. ...[more]

Satellite Communications By Sail World, 3:09 AM Wed 23 Nov 2005
Having a satellite telephone on board, once a rare luxury among sailing boats, is fast becoming an important safety device, particularly for boats that go to sea for more than a couple of nights. ...[more]

Radio Email By Sail World, 3:05 AM Wed 23 Nov 2005
Radio Email has swept the world in the last few years, and most cruising sailors have one or both of the two systems, Sailmail, or Winlink. ...[more]

Radio Communications By Sail World, 2:59 AM Wed 23 Nov 2005
HF, VHF and licences ...[more]

Lightning By Sail World, 2:45 AM Wed 23 Nov 2005
‘It can’t happen to me’ just isn’t true when it comes to lightning ...[more]

Insurance By Sail World, 2:39 AM Wed 23 Nov 2005
Here are some of the companies which service the Australian Boating Community ...[more]

Medical By Sail World, 2:34 AM Wed 23 Nov 2005
Great attention should be paid both to the medications that you carry on board, and also to the skill of the crew for handling the medication. ...[more]

Nautical Charts and Cruising Guides By Sail World, 2:25 AM Wed 23 Nov 2005
The name of the smart game in sailing is redundancy. While electronic charts are definitely the way to go for the future, very convenient, and as accurate as the charts they originate from. ...[more]

Preparing the boat By Cruising Editor, 2:23 AM Tue 22 Nov 2005
Whether you're preparing for a journey, or just preparing your boat for the season, check-lists are excellent for making sure you don't forget a vital task ...[more]

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