Essential Knots: Clove hitch
Use: Tying a rope to posts, bollards, rings or a guardrail.
Step 1. Make a turn around the object and lay the working end diagonally back over the standing part. 
Step 2. Pass the working end round the object and back through the loop.
Step 3. Pull tight Tip: Learn how to tie and adjust a fender using a clove hitch – this is a job for everyone on board.
A one stop guide to tying and understanding all of the 50 most useful nautical knots!
Antifouling for leisure boats – Part 4
Applying antifouling. Antifouling is best applied on a dry, calm day. It is best to apply the antifouling in the middle of the day to ensure the hull is dry and as warm as possible.
Essential Knots: Bowline
Essential Boat Spares for Safety
Anchoring – getting it right is not always straightforward
Weather forecasting tips
Boat maintenance log
Essential Knots: Round turn and two half hitches
A simple guide to understanding tides when passage planning
Boat Improvements
Rewiring a boat – overcoming the challenges involved
Tools and spares for your boat
Competent crew skills: mooring lines
Essential Knots: Reef knot
Fire prevention on boats
Hourly Checks when sailing or motoring
Cleaning & polishing gelcoat topsides
The gelcoat topsides of a GRP boat can be pampered and restored to their former glory relatively easily when it is ashore. Gelcoat is only a very thin outer layer of the hull, often less than 1mm thick, so you should avoid cleaning it with highly abrasive cleaners, or an-ything that could potentially damage its surface.
First Aid at Sea – strains and sprains
Points of Sailing
First Aid Afloat – jellyfish stings
Distress flares – which flare, how & when to use?
Galvanic and electrolytic corrosion
Galvanic corrosion is an electrochemical reaction between two or more different metals, in the presence of an electrolyte (note salt water is a good electrolyte).
