Cruising Resources: Links to Useful Sites

Demystifying your life raft — or, getting to know it step by step
Interesting and useful article by Ocean Navigator - October 2014 - with plenty of tips from cruisers.

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Tsunami Debrief

Free Talk from SV Totem Free live streams, approximately monthly, centered around cruising topics, by Behan and Jamie Gifford of SV Totem (twice circumnavigators). Behan told Noonsite; "In all our...

Published 9 months ago
Updated 5 months ago

MOB Lifesavers

Innovative Answer to MOB Emergencies MOB Lifesavers are an innovative answer to MOB emergencies. Preparing and planning for a man overboard incident and what steps your crew might take to...

Published 9 months ago

Dehumidifiers Inside Boats - Fire Risk Warning

Boat owners attempting to battle winter damp aboard their yachts are urged to use desiccant rather than compressor dehumidifiers and to maintain and monitor units, to minimise fire risks according...

Published 1 year ago
Updated 5 months ago

Passage Planning out of Season

John Martin of C&OC Intl. spells out the necessary ingredients on how to get it right when planning a passage in the fringe periods or out of season. Ocean Tactics...

Published 3 years ago
Updated 5 months ago

Offshore Windfarms

The rapid development of offshore windfarms makes it hard for charts, pilots and supplements to keep up to date and similar problems have been reported with electronic charts. The Global...

Published 3 years ago
Updated 5 months ago

Navigation: Using OpenCPN With Satellite Imagery

For those planning to go cruising in some of the less popular cruising areas, the accuracy of commercial charting is an important consideration, according to well known cruisers Dave and...

Published 3 years ago
Updated 5 months ago
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