Sending distress signals

by Simon Jollands | Boat Handling, Communications, Crewing skills, Emergencies, Yacht ownership

How to send and receive emergency radio calls In an emergency situation at sea, it is a top priority is to know how to send and receive emergency radio calls and alert others of your predicament. Likewise, if you receive a distress signal, you must be ready to go to...

Safe Skipper – crew management tips

by Simon Jollands | Boat Handling, Communications, Crewing skills, Navigation, Preparation, Yacht ownership

Effective crew briefings are a vital part of the good on-board communication that helps everything to run smoothly on a sailing vessel at sea, whether it is cruising or racing. Involving everyone on board, including children, with sailing a boat will make the...

Preparing for sailboat cruising

by Simon Jollands | Boat Handling, Boat Maintenance, Communications, Crewing skills, Emergencies, Navigation, Preparation, Yacht ownership

Preparing for a sailing trip entails a lot of planning. In this blog, we take a look at some of the many safety aspects that a skipper needs to consider before heading off on a cruise. The degree of preparation, knowledge and equipment needed for cruising will vary...

Five dangers a vessel may encounter at sea

by Simon Jollands | Boat Handling, Boat Maintenance, Communications, Crewing skills, Emergencies, Navigation, Preparation, Yacht ownership

What are the main dangers a vessel may face at sea and what should skippers do to reduce the risk of these happening? Collisions with other vessels The Collision Regulations apply to “all vessels upon the high seas and in all waters connected therewith navigable...

Avoiding personal dangers at sea

by Simon Jollands | Boat Handling, Communications, Crewing skills, Emergencies, Navigation, Preparation, Yacht ownership

In order to stay safe at sea, we need to know the risks we are facing and to be aware of any personal dangers we could possibly encounter. Here are six of the most common potential dangers individual crew members should be aware of. 1. Fatigue, seasickness and...

Safety at sea principles

by Simon Jollands | Boat Handling, Communications, Crewing skills, Emergencies, Navigation, Preparation, Yacht ownership

Safety at sea is not as simple as just spending money adding shiny new emergency equipment such as liferafts, danbuoys, distress flares, EPIRBs and so on. While these items are important, it’s better to view them as an insurance that offers a potential lifeline when...

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SafeSkipper23 hours ago

A medical emergency aboard a boat at sea requires immediate attention to ensure the safety of the casualty and the crew in general. Take a look at our tips on what to do in the event of some common medical emergencies at sea https://loom.ly/2qGknSg
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SafeSkipper2 days ago

Try our 60 SECOND QUIZ to test your knowledge of Nav Lights & Shapes. SHARE and challenge your nautical friends too! https://loom.ly/9p2j-cA #boating #yachting #sailing

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First aid basics - at least one person on board your boat should be trained in first aid and, as skipper, you are responsible for trying to ensure that emergency situations are avoided. Check out the basics here: https://loom.ly/SXqItCw #sailing #yachting #firstaidatsea #SafeSkipper #boating

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