ColRegs – avoiding collisions at sea
ColRegs Rule 8: Action to avoid collision
(a) Any action taken to avoid collision shall be taken in accordance with the Rules of this Part and shall, if the circumstances of the case admit, be positive, made in ample time and with due regard to the observance of good seamanship. (b) Any alteration of course and/or speed to avoid collision shall, if the circumstances of the case admit, be large enough to be readily apparent to another vessel observing visually or by radar; a succession of small alterations of course and/or speed should be avoided….
(From Nautical Rules of the Road – ColRegs for power boating and sailing – a Safe-Skipper App)
Hourly Checks when sailing or motoring
What boating skills should you have before you buy a yacht?
ColRegs Nav Lights & Shapes, Rules Of The Road and IALA Buoys Apps
Light characteristics – how do navigators identify lights at night?
Safety Briefings – leave nothing to chance
Dag Pike’s Boat Survey
Top Ten Tips For Learning The ColRegs Boating Rules Of The Road
Learn ColRegs: Traffic Separation Schemes
Essential Boat Safety Briefing
Sailing & Motoring in Fog
You Need To Understand The IRPCS ColRegs To Pass Your Yachtmaster, Master of Yachts and Coxswain Certificate of Competence
Winch Servicing
Essential Knots: Round turn and two half hitches
ColRegs Rule 14 – Head-on Situation
Avoiding collisions at sea – how to stay safe on the water
Distress flares – which flare, how & when to use?
First Aid Afloat – fish spine injury
Steel and Aluminium Hulls
The two metals used for hull construction are steel and aluminium. These are both very strong materials and will last a long time as long as they are cared for, which primarily means protecting steel boats from rust and aluminium boats from electrolytic action.
Understanding your mast and rigging
Steel hull maintenance
A steel boat owner’s biggest enemy is corrosion. You don’t have to worry about osmosis or rotting timbers, instead rust is the number one issue that will keep you awake at night.
Sail boat rig checks – Part 1
Sailing boat rigs need to be checked regularly to reduce the risk of rig failure at sea. In part one of Sail boat rig checks we run through a series of useful checks that owners and skippers can carry out.
Essential Knots: Reef knot
Weather forecasting tips
Keel maintenance and repair – Part 1
Keels are designed to act as underwater foils that generate lift as the boat moves through the water, counteracting the leeward force of the wind and enabling the boat to sail closer to the wind. Keel maintenance and repair is essential for the performance of your boat.
